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Biotechnology Policy Across National Boundaries
Darrell M. West
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Description for Biotechnology Policy Across National Boundaries
Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JPSN; KJMV6; MQW; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
A globalization of innovation has produced the most massive spurt in biotechnology in world history. Businesses, universities, and non-governmental organizations are collaborating to produce a "science-industrial complex" in biotechnology. Using case studies of stem cell research, cloning, genetically modified food, in-vitro fertilization, and chimeras in a number of Eastern and Western countries around the world, I argue that much of this biotech activity is global in nature and independent of state control. This shift in the relative influence of state and non-state actors has led to the virtual deregulation of biotechnology and the liberation of innovation from geo-political constraints. These ... Read more
A globalization of innovation has produced the most massive spurt in biotechnology in world history. Businesses, universities, and non-governmental organizations are collaborating to produce a "science-industrial complex" in biotechnology. Using case studies of stem cell research, cloning, genetically modified food, in-vitro fertilization, and chimeras in a number of Eastern and Western countries around the world, I argue that much of this biotech activity is global in nature and independent of state control. This shift in the relative influence of state and non-state actors has led to the virtual deregulation of biotechnology and the liberation of innovation from geo-political constraints. These ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349533800
SKU
V9781349533800
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99-15
About Darrell M. West
Darrell M. West is the John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy and Political Science and Director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University. He is the author of 14 books on technology policy, mass media, and campaigns and elections. His most recent book is Digital Government: Technology and Public Sector Performance, published in 2005.
Reviews for Biotechnology Policy Across National Boundaries
"Darrell West gives us a lucid guidebook to the ethical and policy conflicts in global biotechnology." - John A. Robertson, University of Texas Law School"In a globalized world there are surprisingly few efforts to present a multisectorial and multicultural analysis of biotechnology. Darrell West has succeeded in presenting a stimulating analysis of the way different cultures in geography and profession ... Read more