Bio-hegemony: the political economy of agricultural biotechnology in Argentina

Newell, Peter (2009) Bio-hegemony: the political economy of agricultural biotechnology in Argentina. Journal of Latin American Studies, 41 (01). pp. 27-57. ISSN 0022-216X

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
Depositing User:	Abigail Dalgleish
Date Deposited:	05 Jan 2011 16:26
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2023 14:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/18754
DOI:	10.1017/S0022216X08005105

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