Philanthrocapitalism and the erosion of democracy : a global citizens' report on the corporate control of technology, health, and agriculture / edited by Vandana Shiva.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shiva, Vandana, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesspeople--Conduct of life.

Businesspeople.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Synergetic Press, [2021]

Summary:

As the world's billionaire class reaps record profits and global inequalities further divide nations and communities, this anthology compiled by renown activist Dr. Vandana Shiva pulls back the curtain on how ruthless capitalistic exploitation branded as philanthropic altruism forges a direct path to global destruction. Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Demo cracy: A Global Citizens' Report on the Corporate Control of Technology, Health, and Agriculture details how global philanthrocapitalist organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and affiliated entities effectively monopolize and privatize common land for food production in a manner that jeopardizes public health around the globe. Through various initiatives, sub-organizations, development schemes, and funding mechanisms, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's empire in particular weaves an intricate network of power and influence designed to ensnare local communities and traditions in an unwavering pursuit of profit and market expansion. Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy calls to account problematic initiatives that serve to corrode the integrity of democratic institutions, often under a banner of future-oriented innovation. This book lays bare the destructive power of overly capitalistic systems that enable mass human suffering and environmental catastrophe via the entanglement of private investment and public policy. This democratic emergency is analyzed in detail by leading experts and civil society movements' leaders, such as: Dr. Vandana Shiva, Farida Akhter, José Esquinas Alcàzar, Nicoletta Dentico, Fernando Cabaleiro, Seth Itzkan, Dru Jay, Satish Kumar, Jonathan Latham, Aidé Jiménez-Martínez, Chito Medina, Zahra Moloo, Silvia Ribeiro, Adelita San Vicente, Ali Tapsoba, Jim Thomas, Timothy A. Wise. International organizations and national movements who also participated include ETC Group, Community Alliance for Global Justice/AGRA Watch, Soil4Climate, Bioscience Resource, GM Watch, Naturaleza de Derechos - Argentina, Masipag - Philippines, Terre à Vie - Burkina Faso, UBINIG - Bangladesh.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction: Philanthrocapitalism and Colonization in the Digital Age

Section I: A Global Empire

Disrupting a World of Traditional Knowledge, Sovereignty, and Biodiversity

An Overview of Bill &amp

Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations

The Bill &amp

Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Rice Research Institute Alliance

Section II: Patents, Gene Editing, and Digital Sequence Information

Seed Ownership Through New Gene Editing Technologies

Gene Editing: Unexpected Outcomes and Risks

Megadiverse Countries as Providers of Genetic Resources &amp

Digital Sequence Information

Section III: Biopiracy

Biopiracy of Climate Resilient Seeds

Biopiracy Case Studies: GMO Bananas

Section IV: Global Agriculture

The Recolonization of Agriculture

A Treaty to Protect Our Agricultural Biodiversity

Ag Tech: Bill &amp

Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations in Argentina

Section V: The Third "Green Revolution"

The Golden Rice Hoax

Why We Oppose Golden Rice

The Dystopia of the Green Revolution in Africa

The Gates Foundation's Green Revolution Fails Africa's Farmers

Seeds of Surveillance Capitalism

Section VI: Biotechnology &amp

Geoengineering

The Problems with Lab Made Food

Software To Swallow: The Intellectual Property Model of Food

Bill Gates' Climate "Solutions": Funding for Geoengineering

Section VII: Gene Drives &amp

The Sixth Mass Extinction

Driven to Exterminate: How Bill Gates Brought Gene Drive Extinction Technology into The World

Gates Foundation Hired a Public Relations Firm to Manipulate the UN Over Gene Drives

Targeting Palmer Amaranth: A Traditionally Nutritious and Culturally Significant Crop

Global Resistance to Genetic Extinction Technology.

Section VIII: Media, Health, and Education

Digital Dictators

The Philanthropic Monopoly of Bill &amp

Melinda Gates

How the Cornell Alliance Spreads Disinformation and Discredits Agroecology

Bt Brinjal: Alliance for Crooked Science &amp

Corporate Lies

Section X: An Earth-Based Philosophy

A Message from Gaia

Contributors

Endnotes

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Shiva, Vandana Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy

ISBN:

0-907791-92-1