Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. 1. Neoliberal Globalism and the Biotechnology Revolution: Economic and Historical Context 1
6. 2. Latin American Agriculture, Food, and Biotechnology: Temperate Dietary Pattern Adoption and Unsustainability 31
7. 3. Exporting Crop Biotechnology: The Myth of Molecular Miracles 61
8. 4. Biosafety Regulation and Global Governance: The Problem of Absentee Expertise in Latin America 91
9. 5. Unnatural Growth: The Political Economy of Biotechnology in Mexico 115
10. 6. Importing Corn, Exporting Labor: The Neoliberal Corn Regime, GMOs, and the Erosion of Mexican Biodiversity 135
11. 7. Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology in North America: The Case of rBST in La Laguna, Mexico 159
12. 8. Genetically Modifi ed Soybeans and the Crisis of Argentina’s Agriculture Model 189
13. 9. Brazilian Biotechnology Governance: Consensus and Confl ict over Genetically Modifi ed Crops 217
14. 10. Brazilian Farmers at a Crossroads: Biotech Industrialization of Agriculture or New Alternatives for Family Farmers? 243
15. 11. Social Movements and Techno-Democracy: Reclaiming the Genetic Commons 267
16. 12. Conclusion: Food for the Few? 289
17. About the Contributors 301
18. Index 305