Bioprospecting-the exchange of plants
for corporate promises of royalties or community development assistance-has been lauded as a way to develop new medicines while offering southern nations and indigenous communities an
incentive to preserve their rich biodiversity. But can pharmaceutical profits really advance conservation and indigenous rights? How much should companies pay and to whom? Who stands to gain and lose? The first
anthropological study of the practices mobilized in the name and in the shadow of bioprospecting, this book takes us into the unexpected sites where Mexican scientists and American companies venture looking for medicinal plants and local knowledge.Cori Hayden tracks…
When I ordered this book it was shipped really quickly to me and the book was used, but in perfect condition. I ordered the book on Friday and recieved it early Tuesday. I will definetly order more…
