The emergence and growth of biotechnology : experiences in industralised and developing countries / Rohini Acharya
- Bib ID:
- 2471515
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Acharya, Rohini
- Description:
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- Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : E. Elgar, c1999
- xiii, 138 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1858985234
- Series:
- New horizons in the economics of innovation.
- Summary:
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This book examines the development and evolution of biotechnology in industrialised and developing countries. The author first explores efforts made by policy makers and the leaders in the field to reduce technology gaps, and analyses the development of financial mechanisms and regulatory frameworks to hasten the adoption and diffusion of biotechnology. The second section looks at the relationship between biotechnology and its resource base, biological diversity. The author emphasises the interdependency between biodiversity and biological R&D in an attempt to simplify the debate on the conservation of biological diversity. The last section focuses on the potential positive and negative impacts of biotechnology and its contribution towards sustaining biodiversity.
The Emergence and Growth of Biotechnology will be of great interest to undergraduate and postgraduate economics students interested in the economics of technology, economic development and biotechnology, and environmental conservation.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Introduction
- Pt. I. Biotechnology and its Development. 2. The Development of Biotechnology. 3. From Human Insulin to Oncomice: Patterns of Innovation in Industrialised Countries. 4. Biotechnology in Developing Countries. 5. The Impact of Biotechnology on International Trade
- Pt. II. Biotechnology and Biodiversity. 6. Biotechnology and Biodiversity: The Links. 7. The Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation of Biodiversity: The Role of Biotechnology and Bioprospecting. 8. Concluding Remarks.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-132) and index.
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