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245 0 0 |a Trading in genes :  |b development perspectives on biotechnology, trade, and sustainability /  |c edited by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz and Vicente Sánchez. 
260 |a London ;  |b Earthscan,  |c 2005.  |a Sterling, VA : 
300 |a 1 online resource (xxv, 294 pages) 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index. 
505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- List of Boxes, Figures and Tables -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Part One Weighing Biotechnology on the Scales of Sustainable Development -- Chapter 1 Developing Countries in the Global Bioeconomy -- The global bioeconomy -- Trends in industrial biotechnology -- Market opportunities for developing countries in industrial biotechnology -- Developing country experiences in the new bioeconomy -- International policy options -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 From Biotech Innovation to the Market: Economic Factors Driving the South's Competitiveness in Biotechnology -- The many economic conditions needed for a biotech sector to take off -- Biopharmaceuticals -- High research costs and market risk raise scepticism on the future of GM crops -- Diversity prevails over developing country positions on risks and opportunities of GM crops -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Biotechnology: A Turning Point in Development or an Opportunity that Will Be Missed? -- Will the South take the biotech leap? -- The promises of safe biotechnology -- Risks of biotechnology -- The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety -- The Protocol's loopholes -- Patents and biopiracy obstruct the South's potential biotech benefits -- The dumping charity -- GM food aid -- The road ahead -- References -- Chapter 4 Trade in Biotechnology: Development and the Clash of Collective Preferences -- Assessing collective preference on biotechnology -- Collective preferences and WTO rules -- Addressing collective preferences in trade policy -- Assessing collective preferences -- Towards 'universal preferences'? -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Benefiting from Agricultural Biotechnology: Challenges for Developing Countries -- The state of play of GM crops in the developing world -- Mobilizing resources to meet developing countries' real priorities -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Approaching Biotechnology: Experiences from Brazil and Argentina -- Brazil -- Argentina -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 Addressing Challenges of Tropical Agriculture Through Biotechnology: Colombia's Cassava Case -- International trade in cassava -- Science, scientists and the risks of GM crops -- Developing stemborer resistant cassava -- Why genetic transformation for cassava? -- Potential benefits and concerns -- Colombia: Biosafety issues in cassava trade -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part Two Trade in Biotechnology: New Challenges in an Old Playground -- Chapter 8 Intellectual Property and Biotechnology: Trade Interests of Developing Countries -- Introduction -- TRIPS and biotechnology -- Intellectual property rights and biodiversity conservation -- Review of TRIPS Article 27.3(b) -- The way forward for developing countries -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Closing in on Biopiracy: Legal Dilemmas and Opportunities for the South -- Mines of green gold -- Patenting biotechnology: The story so far -- TRIPS: Free-riding on the South's genetic resources and TK -- Other possibil. 
650 0 |a Biotechnology  |z Developing countries. 
650 0 |a Biotechnology industries  |z Developing countries. 
650 4 |a Biotechnology. 
650 4 |a Biotechnology industries. 
650 7 |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS  |x Exports & Imports. 
650 7 |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS  |x International  |x General. 
650 7 |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS  |x International  |x Marketing. 
650 7 |a POLITICAL SCIENCE  |x International Relations  |x Trade & Tariffs. 
650 7 |a Biotechnology. 
651 7 |a Developing countries. 
700 1 |a Meléndez-Ortiz, Ricardo. 
856 4 0 |a Sánchez, Vicente.  |u http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=451268 
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