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100 _aMadsen, Stig Toft
245 _aThe view from Vevey
260 _c2001
300 _ap.3733-742
362 _a29 Sep
520 _aMost writings on globalisation exemplify technological globalisation by referring to the importance of computer technology in international trade. In this paper, the focus is on the technology of genetic engineering. A recurring issues in the debate on globalisation is the question whether globalisation leads to homogenisation. This paper attempts a closer look at the nuances within the `social movements' protesting globalisation, especially the farmers' movements and the Indian farmers' Inter-Continental Caravan (ICC) and the processes accompanying the resistance to globalisation, including perceptions of new technologies such as biotechnology. - Reproduced
650 _aScience and technology
650 _aBiotechnology
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
909 _a50170
999 _c50170
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