intended to provide an overview of the main issues concerning the global political economy of genetically modified (GM) agriculture (five of which are drawn from the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization's publication The State of Food and Agriculture, 2004). The papers address the overall shape of the debate over GM foods, the basics of the technology, the characteristics of the GM industry, farmer adoption, consumer acceptance or "anxiety," health and environmental effects, regulatory structures, the emergence of markets for GM free products, economic impacts, and GM products for developing countries. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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