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Biotechnology, agriculture, and the developing world the distributional implications of technological change / [electronic resource] : edited by Timothy Swanson. - Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2002. - 1 online resource (xi, 281 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Setting the scene : the framework for considering biotechnology's impacts -- pt. 2. A case study on terminators : the impacts of biotechnologies on benefit distribution -- pt. 3. Biotechnology and biodiversity : the impacts of biotechnologies on conservation of genetic resource.

How will the industrial changes implicit within new biotechnologies affect modern agriculture? This book investigates these changes and provides an economic analysis of the industrial and distributional impacts of new biotechnologies, addressing in detail the significant consequences for developing countries.

ISBN: 9781843767435 (e-book)

LCCN: 2001033999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Agricultural biotechnology--Developing countries.
Agriculture--Technology transfer--Developing countries.
Agrobiodiversity--Developing countries.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: S494.5.B563 / B536 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 631.5/233/091724