LEADER 04988nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910817429703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79425-8 024 7 $a10.7560/717701 035 $a(CKB)1000000000720648 035 $a(OCoLC)471130681 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10273738 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000156533 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11151754 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000156533 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10123808 035 $a(PQKB)11218205 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443364 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2301 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443364 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273738 035 $a(DE-B1597)587777 035 $a(OCoLC)1286808603 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794252 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000720648 100 $a20071025d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFood for the few $eneoliberal globalism and biotechnology in Latin America /$fedited by Gerardo Otero 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (338 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71770-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Neoliberal Globalism and the Biotechnology Revolution: Economic and Historical Context -- $t2. Latin American Agriculture, Food, and Biotechnology: Temperate Dietary Pattern Adoption and Unsustainability -- $t3. Exporting Crop Biotechnology: The Myth of Molecular Miracles -- $t4. Biosafety Regulation and Global Governance: The Problem of Absentee Expertise in Latin America -- $t5. Unnatural Growth: The Political Economy of Biotechnology in Mexico -- $t6. Importing Corn, Exporting Labor: The Neoliberal Corn Regime, GMOs, and the Erosion of Mexican Biodiversity -- $t7. Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology in North America: The Case of rBST in La Laguna, Mexico -- $t8. Genetically Modifi ed Soybeans and the Crisis of Argentina?s Agriculture Model -- $t9. Brazilian Biotechnology Governance: Consensus and Confl ict over Genetically Modifi ed Crops -- $t10. Brazilian Farmers at a Crossroads: Biotech Industrialization of Agriculture or New Alternatives for Family Farmers? -- $t11. Social Movements and Techno-Democracy: Reclaiming the Genetic Commons -- $t12. Conclusion: Food for the Few? -- $tAbout the Contributors -- $tIndex 330 $aRecent decades have seen tremendous changes in Latin America's agricultural sector, resulting from a broad program of liberalization instigated under pressure from the United States, the IMF, and the World Bank. Tariffs have been lifted, agricultural markets have been opened and privatized, land reform policies have been restricted or eliminated, and the perspective has shifted radically toward exportation rather than toward the goal of feeding local citizens. Examining the impact of these transformations, the contributors to Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America paint a somber portrait, describing local peasant farmers who have been made responsible for protecting impossibly vast areas of biodiversity, or are forced to specialize in one genetically modified crop, or who become low-wage workers within a capitalized farm complex. Using dozens of examples such as these, the deleterious consequences are surveyed from the perspectives of experts in diverse fields, including anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and sociology. From Kathy McAfee's "Exporting Crop Biotechnology: The Myth of Molecular Miracles," to Liz Fitting's "Importing Corn, Exporting Labor: The Neoliberal Corn Regime, GMOs, and the Erosion of Mexican Biodiversity," Food for the Few balances disturbing findings with hopeful assessments of emerging grassroots alternatives. Surveying not only the Latin American conditions that led to bankruptcy for countless farmers but also the North's practices, such as the heavy subsidies implemented to protect North American farmers, these essays represent a comprehensive, keenly informed response to a pivotal global crisis. 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$zLatin America 606 $aAgricultural biotechnology$zLatin America 606 $aFarmers$zLatin America 606 $aAgriculture$xSocial aspects$zLatin America 606 $aProduce trade$zLatin America 615 0$aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aAgricultural biotechnology 615 0$aFarmers 615 0$aAgriculture$xSocial aspects 615 0$aProduce trade 676 $a338.1098 686 $aLC 17645$2rvk 701 $aOtero$b Gerardo$01684199 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817429703321 996 $aFood for the few$94055540 997 $aUNINA