Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America

Commendation Quotes: A unique and important contribution to our understanding of agrarian development, the linked roles of state and the private sector in the diffusion of technology, neoliberal globalization, hopes for alternative futures, and the sociology of knowledge. . . . Fred Buttel would have been pleased with the innovative and careful scholarship of the book. Table of Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Neoliberal Globalism and the Biotechnology Revolution: Economic and Historical Context Gerardo Otero Chapter 2. Latin American Agriculture, Food, and Biotechnology: Temperate Dietary Pattern Adoption and Unsustainability Gerardo Otero and Gabriela Pechlaner Chapter 3. Exporting Crop Biotechnology: The Myth of Molecular Miracles Kathy McAfee Chapter 4. Biosafety Regulation and Global Governance: The Problem of Absentee Expertise in Latin America Kees Jansen and Esther Roquas Chapter 5. Unnatural Growth: The Political Economy of Biotechnology in Mexico Manuel Poitras Chapter 6. Importing Corn, Exporting Labor: The Neoliberal Corn Regime, GMOs, and the Erosion of Mexican Biodiversity Elizabeth Fitting Chapter 7. Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology in North America: The Case of rBST in La Laguna, Mexico Gerardo Otero, Manuel Poitras, and Gabriela Pechlaner Chapter 8. Genetically Modified Soybeans and the Crisis of Argentina's Agriculture Model Miguel Teubal Chapter 9. Brazilian Biotechnology Governance: Consensus and Conflict over Genetically Modified Crops Wendy E. Jepson, Christian Brannstrom, and Renato Stancato de Souza Chapter 10. Brazilian Farmers at a Crossroads: Biotech Industrialization of Agriculture or New Alternatives for Family Farmers? Shuji Hisano and Simone Altoe Chapter 11. Social Movements and Techno-Democracy: Reclaiming the Genetic Commons Manuel Poitras Chapter 12. Conclusion: Food for the Few? Gerardo Otero and Gabriela Pechlaner About the Contributors IndexMarc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; An empirically based, interdisciplinary assessment of the socioeconomic and political impact of agricultural biotechnology in Latin America. Publisher Marketing: An empirically based, interdisciplinary assessment of the socioeconomic and political impact of agricultural biotechnology in Latin America. Review Citations:

Choice 11/01/2009 (EAN 9780292717701, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Otero, Gerardo GERARDO OTERO is Professor of Sociology and Latin American Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.