Elementos para una evaluación de los cultivos transgénicos en América Latina: apuntes desde el marxismo ecológico
This article examines some features of transgenic technology in Latin American agriculture, in order to pose possible explanations for its historical and current expansion as a hegemonic praxis within regional agricultural systems. It offers a general evaluation of some of the socio-economic and eco...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Pontificia Universidad Javierana
2010
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| Online Access: | http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=4691686 |
| Source: | Revista de la Maestria en Derecho Económico, ISSN 1692-3103, Nº. 6, 2010, pags. 143-178 |
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This article examines some features of transgenic technology in Latin American
agriculture, in order to pose possible explanations for its historical and current
expansion as a hegemonic praxis within regional agricultural systems. It offers a
general evaluation of some of the socio-economic and ecological problems identified
by different actors, regarding the implementation of this technology throughout the
sub-continent based on two basic theoretical principles: 1) Marx´s concept of nature
and his ecological insights within the context of 19th century European capitalist
agriculture and 2) some Marxist ideas regarding the international division of labor.
The article´s main premise is that transgenic technologies belong to a global trend of
agrarian capitalism based on a productive imperative that is intensive and extensive
for natural renewable resources. It argues that problems arising from transgenic
technologies need to be understood as a historical condition that denies the strong
links between science and politics. |
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