Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture: Economics and Politics

Foreword Robert W. Herdt PART I: Analysis of Current GMO Benefits and Costs Introduction G. C. Nelson Traits and Techniques of GMOs G. C. Nelson The Economics of Technology Adoption G. C. Nelson & D. Bullock GMO Adoption and Private Cost Savings: GR Soybeans and Bt Corn D. Bullock & E. Nitsi Simulation of World Market Effects: The 2010 World Market with and without Bt Corn and GR Soybeans M. Rosegrant Cotton GMO Adoption and Private Profitability J. B. Falck-Zepeda, G. Traxler, & R. G. Nelson GMO Adoption and Nonmarket Effects G. C. Nelson & A. De Pinto The Stakeholders and the Struggle for Public Opinion, Regulatory Control and Market Development J. Babinard & T. Josling The Domestic and Regional Regulatory Environment G. C. Nelson, J. Babinard & T. Josling International Institutions, World Trade Rules, and GMOs T. Josling Market Responses to Consumer Demand and Regulatory Change L. Unnevehr, L. Hill, & C. Cunningham Looking to the Future T. Josling & G. C. Nelson PART II: Perspectives on the Controversies Farm Perspectives Biotechnology Crops--A Producer's Perspective M. W. Jenner Genetically Modified Crops and the American Agricultural Producer G. Goldberg Government Perspectives Toward Common Ground: Roles of Markets and Policy N. Ballenger & M. Bohman The Economics of Agricultural Biotechnology: Differences and Similarities in the US and the EU T. Haniotis Developing Country Perspectives Modern Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Country Food Security P. Pinstrup-Andersen & M. J. Cohen GMOs: A Miracle? V. Shiva Environmental Perspectives GMOs in Agriculture: An Environmental Perspective R. Caplan Genetically Modified Organisms Can Help Save the Planet D. Avery Consumer Issues - Food Safety/Labeling Genetic Engineering: A Technology Ahead of the Science and Public Policy?: An Extract Reprinted from the US Congressional Record of November 1 and November 2, 2000 D. Kucinich Food Industry Perspective on Safety and Labeling of Biotechnology G. Grabowski GMO Regulations: Food Safety or Trade Barrier? M. Kane Genetically Engineered Food: Make Sure It's Safe and Label It M. Hansen Life Sciences Industry Ag Biotech: Our Past and Our Future R. Krueger PART III: Special Topics A Short History of Agricultural Biotechnology J. Babinard Plant Genetic Modification Technologies J. Widholm Bt Corn and the Monarch Butterfly: Research Update R. L. Hellmich & B. D. Siegfried The Beef Hormone Dispute Between the United States and the EU T. Josling & D. Roberts Agricultural Biotech Glossary GMO Field Trials in Europe References and Further Reading Index