Abstract
Introduction 1. Neoliberal Globalism and the Biotechnology Revolution: Economic and Historical Context / Gerardo Otero 2. Latin American Agriculture, Food, and Biotechnology: Temperate Dietary Pattern Adoption and Unsustainability / Gerardo Otero and Gabriela Pechlaner 3. Exporting Crop Biotechnology: The Myth of Molecular Miracles / Kathy McAfee 4. Biosafety Regulation and Global Governance: The Problem of Absentee Expertise in Latin America / Kees Jansen and Esther Roquas 5. Unnatural Growth: The Political Economy of Biotechnology in Mexico / Manuel Poitras 6. Importing Corn, Exporting Labor: The Neoliberal Corn Regime, GMOs, and the Erosion of Mexican Biodiversity / Elizabeth Fitting 7. Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology in North America: The Case of rBST in La Laguna, Mexico / Gerardo Otero, Manuel Poitras, and Gabriela Pechlaner 8. Genetically Modified Soybeans and the Crisis of Argentina's Agriculture Model / Miguel Teubal 9. Brazilian Biotechnology Governance: Consensus and Conflict over Genetically Modified Crops / Wendy E. Jepson, Christian Brannstrom, and Renato Stancato de Souza 10. Brazilian Farmers at a Crossroads: Biotech Industrialization of Agriculture or New Alternatives for Family Farmers? / Shuji Hisano and Simone Altoe 11. Social Movements and Techno-Democracy: Reclaiming the Genetic Commons / Manuel Poitras 12. Conclusion: Food for the Few? / Gerardo Otero and Gabriela Pechlaner About the Contributors
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