European union policy conflicts over agbiotech: Ecological modernization perspectives and critiques

Handbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 153-165

  Levidow, Les ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84922877963     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9780857938350.00016     Document Type: Chapter

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