Contradictions of the 'new green revolution': A view from South America's Southern Cone

Globalizations

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 563-576

  Richards, Donald G ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genetically modified organisms; Intellectual property rights; Latin America; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960301761     PISSN: 14747731     EISSN: 1474774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14747731.2010.505025     Document Type: Article

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