Biotechnology, agriculture, and the developing world [electronic resource] : the distributional implications of technological change / edited by Timothy Swanson.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2002Description: 1 online resource (xi, 281 p.) : illISBN: 9781843767435 (e-book)Subject(s): Agricultural biotechnology -- Developing countries | Agriculture -- Technology transfer -- Developing countries | Agrobiodiversity -- Developing countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 631.5/233/091724 LOC classification: S494.5.B563 | B536 2002Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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