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Science, Agriculture and the Politics of Policy
Ian Scoones
其他書名
The Case of Biotechnology in India
出版Orient Blackswan, 2006
主題Political Science / GlobalizationScience / BiotechnologyScience / Life Sciences / BotanyTechnology & Engineering / Agriculture / General
ISBN81250294439788125029441
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZzLY_KjD4YgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Science, Agriculture and the Politics of Policy examines the intersections of globalisation, technology and politics through a detailed, empirically-based examination of agricultural biotechnology in India. The focus is on Bangalore and Karnataka, a part of India which has seen a massive growth in biotech enterprises, experimentation with GM cotton and a contested policy debate about the role biotechnology should play in economic development. The book asks what does this new suite of technologies mean - for society, for politics and for the way agriculture, food and rural livelihoods are thought about? Can biotech deliver a second Green Revolution, and so transform agriculture and rescue the countryside and its people from crisis and poverty? Or is it more complex than this? Through a detailed case study, the aim of the book is to discuss, question and refine these broader debates, locating an understanding of biotechnology firmly within an understanding of society and politics.