Gene Wars: The Politics of Biotechnology - Couverture souple

Dawkins, Kristin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1583224203 ISBN 13 : 9781583224205

Editeur : Seven Stories Press, 2002

Synopsis

Despite technological advances, an alarming number of people in the world go hungry. Even more chilling is the fact that in the future that number will likely increase. In this book, Kristin Dawkins discusses the international policies that are shaping this future, including those that govern the genetic engineering of plants. Dawkins shows how a diversified gene pool is crucial to food production - and how corporate control of the gene pool threatens our collective security.
Behind these issues lies the specter of globalization - transnational corporations freely exploiting the resources and consumers of the world while political power shifts to remote international institutions strictly dedicated to commerce. Dawkins challenges those in power to develop global systems of political discourse in the public interest and shows how each one of us can make a difference.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

KRISTIN DAWKINS is a senior fellow at the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy. She worked for 16 years in community development and public policy research in Philadelphia, including 9 years as the executive director of the Philadelphia Jobs in Energy Project.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seven Stories Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1583224203
• ISBN 13: 9781583224205
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 88
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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