The Politics of Technological Upgrading: International Transfer to and Adaptation of GM Cotton in Argentina

被引:7
作者
Arza, Valeria [1 ,2 ]
van Zwanenberg, Patrick [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Council Sci & Tech Res Argentina CONICET, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[2] Febrero Univ CENIT, Ctr Studies Transformat & Tres, UNTREF, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
关键词
agricultural biotechnology; multinational seed industry; technology transfer; technology adaptation; political bargaining; cotton; Latin America; Argentina; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL-RESEARCH; HOST-COUNTRY; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; EMERGING MARKETS; POLICY; SUBSIDIARIES; INVESTMENT; INDUSTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.10.023
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
We describe patterns of international transfer to and adaptation of genetically modified (GM) cotton in Argentina, and ask whether political bargaining between the technology owner, a multinational enterprise (MNE), and host country actors may have influenced upgrading. We suggest that the MNE was able to use its exclusive capacity to upgrade GM cotton technologies as a negotiation tool to persuade host actors to change the rules that affected its multi-lines of business in the country. This implies wider policy scope to encourage technology upgrading; host actors could negotiate over a wider range of aspects of interest to MNEs. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:521 / 534
页数:14
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