Economic and social issues in agricultural biotechnology

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Introduction and Overview / R.E. Evenson, V. Santaniello and D. Zilberman

From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution / R.E. Evenson

Conflicts in Intellectual Property Rights in Genetic Resources : Implications for Agricultural Biotechnology / L.J. Butler

Sui generis Protection of Plant Varieties in Asian Agriculture : a Regional Regime in the Making? / H. Egelyng

Intellectual Property Aspects of Traditional Agricultural Knowledge / M. Blakeney

Farmers' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights

Reconciling Conflicting Concepts / D. Alker and F. Heidhues

Universities, Technology Transfer and Industrial R & D / G. Graff, A. Heiman, D. Zilberman, F. Castillo and D. Parker

Mergers and Intellectual Property in Agricultural Biotechnology / A.C. Marco and G.C. Rausser

Cost of Conserving Genetic Resources at ex Situ Genebanks : an Example of the ICARDA Genebank / B. Koo, P.G. Pardey, J. Valkoun and B.D. Wright

Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries : a Framework for Economic Analysis / C.S. Srinivasan and C. Thirtle

The Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies on Developing Countries : a Forecast / T. Goeschl and T. Swanson

Managing Proprietary Technology in Agricultural Research / J. Komen, J.I. Cohen, C. Falconi and S. Salazar

Is Marker-assisted Selection Cost-effective Compared with Conventional Plant Breeding Methods? The Case of Quality Protein Maize / K. Dreher, M. Morris, M. Khairallah, J.M. Ribaut, S. Pandey and G. Srinivasan

Can Biotechnology Reach the Poor? The Adequacy of Information and Seed Delivery / R. Tripp

Value of Engineered Virus Resistance in Crop Plants and Technology Cooperation with Developing Countries / S. Flasinski, V.M. Aquino, R.A. Hautea, W.K. Kaniewski, N.D. Lam, C.A. Ong, V. Pillai and K. Romyanon

Institutions and Institutional Capacity for Biotechnology

a Case Study of India / V. Rhoe, S. Shantharam and S. Babu

Social And Economic Impact Ex Ante Evaluation of Embrapa's Biotechnology Research Products / A.F.D. Avila, T.R. Quirino, E. Contini and E.L.R. Filho

Intellectual Property Protection and the International Marketing of Agricultural Biotechnology : Firm and Host Country Impacts / P. Goldsmith, G. Ramos and C. Steiger

Efficiency Effects of Bt Cotton Adoption by Smallholders in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / Y. Ismaël, L. Beyers, C. Thirtle and J. Piesse

Income and Employment Effects of Transgenic Herbicide-resistant Cassava in Colombia : a Preliminary Simulation / D. Pachico, Z. Escobar, L. Rivas, V. Gottret and S. Perez

Estimating the Economic Effects of GMOs : the Importance of Policy Choices and Preferences / K. Anderson, C.P. Nielsen and S. Robinson

Smallholders, Transgenic Varieties and Production Efficiency : the Case of Cotton Farmers in China / J. Huang, R. Hu, S. Rozelle, F. Qiao and C.E. Pray