Overview
- Offers a unique methodology and guidelines for the socio-economic assessment of genetically modified crops
- Provides a unique perspective that is informed by theory and developments around the globe and backed by findings from fieldwork in six states in India
- Presents insights that are relevant to the socio-economic assessment of GM mosquitoes, gene drives, and genome-edited crops
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Case Studies
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Back Matter
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About this book
Based on this, the book proposes a framework and offers guidelines for socio-economic assessment that can be adapted for various GM crops. Lastly, it examines the relevance of socio-economic impact assessment in light of new applications such as GM mosquitoes and gene drives. Given its scope,the book is of interest to all academics, policymakers, regulators, and general readers concerned about the broader impacts of GM crops and applications like gene drives.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Krishna Ravi Srinivas holds a Ph.D. from the National Law School University of India, Bangalore. He has been a Fulbright Fellow (Visiting Scholar) at the University of Pennsylvania, a Visiting Scholar at the Law School, Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the South Centre, Geneva. He has taught at the IIM-B as a Visiting Faculty. For his Ph.D., he conducted research on agricultural biodiversity and intellectual property rights. He has published extensively on intellectual property rights, traditional knowledge, open source, open innovation, commons and climate change, IPRs, and technology transfer. He is currently a Consultant to the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, and is pursuing research on technology governance, intellectual property rights, science diplomacy, and responsible research and innovation. He has been a consultant to UNESCO, UNEP, the Anthropological Survey of India, UNDESA, and FAO. He is Managing Editor of the journal Asian Biotechnology and Development Review (ABDR).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of Genetically Modified Crops
Book Subtitle: Global Implications Based on Case-Studies from India
Editors: Sachin Chaturvedi, Krishna Ravi Srinivas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9511-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9510-0Published: 13 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9513-1Published: 13 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9511-7Published: 31 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 293
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agricultural Economics, R & D/Technology Policy, Science and Technology Studies, Environmental Sociology, Food Science