Bio-Hegemony: The Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology in Argentina
Bio-Hegemony: The Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology in Argentina
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生物霸权：阿根廷农业生物技术的政治经济学
DOI：
10.1017/s0022216x08005105
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
P. Newell
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作者：
P. Newell
本文探讨了阿根廷政府与资本在农业生物技术方面的关系。阿根廷是世界领先的转基因作物出口国之一，也是全球生物技术政治的关键参与者。尽管在世界其他地区，包括拉丁美洲其他国家，活跃的民间社会和一些政府拒绝了这项技术，但阿根廷已将其作为核心积累战略。这一战略的可取性已在物质、制度和话语权力领域得到了保障，产生了“生物霸权”的特殊表达。审视企业在农业生物技术政治经济中的作用，揭示了企业权力的程度和形式，并有助于理解实践中的霸权。
This paper examines relations between the state and capital in Argentina with respect to agricultural biotechnology. Argentina is one of the world's leading exporters of genetically modified (GM) crops and is a key player in the global politics of biotechnology. Whereas in other parts of the world, including other countries in Latin America, active civil societies and some governments have rejected the technology, Argentina has adopted it as a central accumulation strategy. The desirability of this strategy has been secured in material, institutional and discursive arenas of power, producing a particular expression of ‘bio-hegemony’. Looking at the role of business in the political economy of agricultural biotechnology is revealing both of the extent and forms of corporate power and contributes to an understanding of hegemony in practice.