Gmos and the crisis of objectivity: Nature, science and the challenge of uncertainty

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-23

  Alessandrini, Donatella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Green Revolution; India; Matters of concern; Regulation; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950523173     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: 14617390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0964663909346195     Document Type: Article

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