When are agricultural biotechnologies adapted to host country contexts? Evidence from the commercialisation of GM cotton in Argentina

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dc.contributor.authorArza, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorZwanenberg, Patrick van
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-06T16:25:15Z
dc.date.available2012-11-06T16:25:15Z
dc.date.issued2012
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dc.description.abstractIn this paper we explore how and why the affiliate of a multinational seed firm has adapted genetically modified cotton technologies, created elsewhere, for commercialisation within Argentina's agricultural sector. We argue that whilst a conventional economic rationale, such as market size, costs of local research and development, and the ability to appropriate benefits partly explain patterns of adaptation, the kinds of adaptation actually undertaken also reflect the outcome of political bargaining processes. Our findings imply that developing country governments may have scope for encouraging the international transfer and adaptation of foreign technology beyond the provision of economic incentives.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/50507
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dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectMULTI-NATIONAL SEED INDUSTRYen
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSen
dc.subjectPOLITICAL BARGAININGen
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAen
dc.subjectARGENTINAen
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERSen
dc.subjectTRANSGENIC COTTONen
dc.subjectSOCIOTECHNICAL CONFIGURATIONen
dc.subjectSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICYen
dc.subjectGENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMSen
dc.subjectCOTTONen
dc.subjectINNOVATION ADOPTIONen
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTen
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMSen
dc.subjectBOLL WEEVILen
dc.subjectCOST BENEFIT ANALYSISen
dc.subjectPATENT LAWen
dc.subjectSEED COLLECTIONen
dc.titleWhen are agricultural biotechnologies adapted to host country contexts? Evidence from the commercialisation of GM cotton in Argentinaen
dc.typeIDRC-Related Reporten
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number105759
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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