The economics of managing biotechnologies / edited by Timothy Swanson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swanson, Timothy M.

Series:

Economy & environment ; 22.

Economy & environment ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biotechnology--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Biotechnology.

Biotechnology industries--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Biotechnology industries.

Agricultural biotechnology--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Agricultural biotechnology.

Agricultural biotechnology--Economic aspects.

Biotechnology industries--Economic aspects.

Biotechnology--Economic aspects.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2002]

Contents:

Part A Surveying the Issues: Technologies, Biology and Economics

1. Biosafety in Agricultural Biotechnology: Balancing Social and Environmental Impacts / Charles Spillane, Yvonne Pinto 3

2. Pest Resistance in Agriculture: An Economic Perspective / Uri Regev 51

3. Biotechnology for Planted Forests: An Assessment of Biological, Economic and Environmental Possibilities and Limitations / Roger A. Sedjo 71

Part B Managing Technology: The Economics of Managing Technological Developments

4. On the Economic Limits to Technological Potential: Will Industry Resolve the Resistance Problem? / Timo Goeschl, Timothy Swanson 99

5. Providing the Correct Incentives for Genetic Modification / Lucy O'Shea, Alistair Ulph 129

6. Decision Making under Temporal Uncertainty and Irreversibility: Benchmark Values for the Release of Transgenic Crops in the EU / Justus Wesseler 145

Part C Managing Biology: The Economics of Managing Biological Resistance

7. Managing Pest Resistance: Timing the Initiation of Refuge Areas / Ramanan Laxminarayan, R. David Simpson 159

8. Managing the Risk of European Corn Borer Resistance to Bt Corn / Terrence Hurley, Silvia Secchi, Bruce Babcock, Rick Hellmich 171

Part D Managing Industry: The Economics of Managing Industrial Impacts

9. Monopolisation and the Regulation of Genetically Modified Crops: An Economic Model / Alistair Munro 197

10. The Diffusion of Benefits from Biotechnological Developments: The Impact of Use Restrictions on the Distribution of Benefits / Timo Goeschl, Timothy Swanson 219

Part E Policy Conclusions

11. Plants and Biotechnologies / Philip J. Dale 251

12. Regulatory Harmony

Who's Calling the Tune? / Tom Crompton, George T. Tzotzos 255.

Notes:

"This volume is the result of a workshop on Environmental Policy, Agriculture and Biotechnology held in Rome, Italy in May 2000"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1402004990

OCLC:

49531648