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Author:   Kees Jansen ,  Sietze Vellema
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781842774120

ISBN 10:   1842774123
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 September 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Agribusiness and Environmentalism: The Politics of Technology Innovation and Regulation - Kees Jansen and Sietze Vellema Part I: Agribusiness responses to environmentalism in the market 2. Reconciling Shareholders, Stakeholders, and Managers: Experiencing the Ciba-Geigy Vision for Sustainable Development - William Vorley 3. Monsanto Facing Uncertain Futures: Immobile Artefacts, Financial Constraints and Public Acceptance in Technological Change - Sietze Vellema 4. The Appearance and Disappearance of GM Tomato: Innovation Strategy, Market Formation and the Shaping of Demand - Mark Harvey 5. Contrasting Paths of Corporate Greening in Antipodean Agriculture: Organics and Green Production - Kristen Lyons, David Burch, Geoffrey Lawrence, and Stewart Lockie 6. Room to Manoeuvre? (In)Organic Agribusiness in California - Julie Guthman Part II: Regulating corporate agribusiness: new roles for the public sector 7. Greening Bananas and Institutionalizing Environmentalism: Self-Regulation by Fruit Corporations - Kees Jansen 8. The DBCP Cases: Seeking Access to Justice to Make Agribusiness Accountable in the Global Economy - Erika Rosenthal 9. Business and Biotechnology: Regulation and the Politics of Influence - Dominic Glover and Peter Newell 10. Social Struggles and Regulation of Transgenic Crops in Brazil - Victor Pelaez and Wilson Schmidt 11. Private versus Public? Agenda Setting in International Agro-technologies - Paul Richards

Reviews

'This excellent book fills a void? a 'must' for anyone concerned with the future of corporate agriculture.' Matthias Finger, Dean, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology 'A milestone in the analysis of how we should consider corporate engagement with the environment.' Dr Bill Pritchard, University of Sydney 'Provides an eye opener and food for thought for local businesses'. - Bhupinder Singh, Malaysian Business 'A good read for the Malaysian palm oil sector.' - Malaysian Business

'This excellent book fills a void? a 'must' for anyone concerned with the future of corporate agriculture.' Matthias Finger, Dean, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology 'A milestone in the analysis of how we should consider corporate engagement with the environment.' Dr Bill Pritchard, University of Sydney 'Provides an eye opener and food for thought for local businesses'. - Bhupinder Singh, Malaysian Business 'A good read for the Malaysian palm oil sector.' - Malaysian Business

Author Information

Kees Jansen is Lecturer in the Technology and Agrarian Development Group, Wageningen University, Netherlands. Sietze Vellema is Scientific Researcher in Technology Management and Policy in the Institute for Agro-Technical Research at Wageningen University and Research Centre.

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