The Exploitation of Plant Genetic Information: Political Strategies in Crop Development

by R Pistorius, J Van Wijk

Overview

Controversies on the use and conservation of plant genetic information have become major obstacles in international negotiations on trade, agriculture and biodiversity conservation. This book examines the origins of these controversies. It stresses the importance of agricultural politics in directing developments in conservation and intellectual property protection. Evidence for this argument is derived from historical and contemporary data on Europe and the USA, as well as fieldwork in Latin America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851993638
Publisher:	CAB International North America
Publication date:	03/28/2000
Series:	Biotechnology in Agriculture Series , #22
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.80(d)

Editorial Reviews

"Pistorius (political science, U. of Amsterdam) and Wijk (public management, Erasmus U., Rotterdam) explore the political and economic dimensions of ownership and rights of genetic information of plants, a conflict involving governments, farmers, businesses, and consumers. They find it to have become a major obstacle in international negotiations on trade, agriculture, and biodiversity conservation. They draw from historical and contemporary data on Europe and the US and from fieldwork in Latin America to examine the origins of the dispute and stress the importance of conservation and protecting intellectual property."—SciTech Book News

From the Publisher

Pistorius (political science, U. of Amsterdam) and Wijk (public management, Erasmus U., Rotterdam) explore the political and economic dimensions of ownership and rights of genetic information of plants, a conflict involving governments, farmers, businesses, and consumers. They find it to have become a major obstacle in international negotiations on trade, agriculture, and biodiversity conservation. They draw from historical and contemporary data on Europe and the US and from fieldwork in Latin America to examine the origins of the dispute and stress the importance of conservation and protecting intellectual property. Distributed by Oxford U. Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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