Biotechnology: Economic and Social Aspects Issues for Developing Countries

Biotechnology: Economic and Social AspectsIssues for Developing Countries\nAuthor(s): E. J. DaSilva, C. Ratledge, A. Sasson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521384735, 978-0521384735\nSynopsis\nThis book was first published in 1992. This book deals with an area of great importance: the issues involved in developing biotechnologically based industries in the developing countries. The science and most of the techniques are well established and it is often possible to obtain the desired finance. This book, however, examines the sort of choices that a developing country has to make as to whether to go ahead with any of the projects outlined in the book and their likely socio-economic consequences. Each chapter is written by experts in their field and discusses the current biotechnologically based industries and their state of development, their suitability for various economies and the problems ass.