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"Frontmatter". Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America, edited by Gerardo Otero, New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 2008, pp. i-vi. https://doi.org/10.7560/717701-fm

(2008). Frontmatter. In G. Otero (Ed.), Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America (pp. i-vi). New York, USA: University of Texas Press. https://doi.org/10.7560/717701-fm

2008. Frontmatter. In: Otero, G. ed. Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, pp. i-vi. https://doi.org/10.7560/717701-fm

"Frontmatter" In Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America edited by Gerardo Otero, i-vi. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 2008. https://doi.org/10.7560/717701-fm

Frontmatter. In: Otero G (ed.) Food for the Few: Neoliberal Globalism and Biotechnology in Latin America. New York, USA: University of Texas Press; 2008. p.i-vi. https://doi.org/10.7560/717701-fm

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

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

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