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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

A Comparative Study of Social Movements

By: Renata Motta

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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

A Comparative Study of Social Movements

By: Renata Motta

This book explores the transformation of Brazil and Argentina into two of the world’s largest producers of genetically modified (GM) crops. Systematically comparing their stories in order to explain their paths, differences, ruptures and changes, the author reveals that the emergence of the two nations as leading producers of GM crops cannot be explained by technological superiority of biotechnology; rather, their trajectories are the results of political struggles surrounding agrarian development, in which social movements and the rural poor contested the advancement of biotechnologically-based agrarian models, but have been silenced, ignored, or demobilized by a network of actors in favour of GM crops. Based on rich interview and media material collected amongst activists, the author highlights the importance of political struggles over GM crops not only to debates on agrarian futures and food security, but also as illustrations of the challenges faced by contemporary democracies. An international comparative study, this book raises the question of how social mobilization and rights claims can counter the systemic imperatives of global capitalism and political interests, at a time when regional governments are reliant on commodity booms, whilst globally, governments are obliged to introduce programmes of austerity. As such it will appeal to scholars of sociology, political science and geography with interests in social movements, development, globalization, inequality and political economy.

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1317053737

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Better City, Better Life

By: Lin Chau Ming,Wenhua Wang,Renata Cardoso Magagnin

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Better City, Better Life

By: Lin Chau Ming,Wenhua Wang,Renata Cardoso Magagnin

The book Better City, Better Life brings together papers from different disciplines of researchers who have in common the theme Sustainability. This book is intended to reflect on current planning strategies and growth of cities, from the perspective of sustainable development. These reflections approach the spatial, economic, political, social, cultural and environmental model. This book is divided into the following themes: "sustainable cities", "environmental sustainability" and "social and economic aspects of sustainability". Better City, Better Life is directed to researchers, graduate students and professionals in the fields related to Architecture and Urban Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Engineering, Biology, Ecology, and related fields. It is expected that the presented research can contribute to the training of these professionals.

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SciELO - Editora UNESP

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8579839084

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9788579839085

Papal Reform and Canon Law in the 11th and 12th Centuries

By: Uta-Renata Blumenthal

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Papal Reform and Canon Law in the 11th and 12th Centuries

By: Uta-Renata Blumenthal

Published in 1998, these essays focus on Rome and the curia in the 11th and 12th centuries. Several relate to Cardinal Deusdedit and his canonical collection (1087) and to the pontificate of Paschal II (1099-1118). Both personalities and their ideas are presented within the larger setting of contemporary problems, highlighting divergent currents among ecclesiastical reformers at a time of the investiture controversies. A third common theme is formed by discussions of the organization and archival practices of the curia, which were of fundamental importance for the growth and codification of canon law, not to mention papal control of the Church.

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352

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0429516479

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9780429516474

TRIPS and Access to Medicines

Pharmaceutical Patents and the Experience of Brazil

By: Renata Curzel

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TRIPS and Access to Medicines

Pharmaceutical Patents and the Experience of Brazil

By: Renata Curzel

Although ideally a patent system for pharmaceuticals should serve to incentivize research into the development of new medicines, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the equal importance of drug access and affordability. This book, by focusing on the Brazilian rule which makes the grant of pharmaceutical patents dependent on the prior consent of the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), shows how the Brazilian model affords an example for other countries to follow in dealing with tensions between patent protection and the right to healthcare. Based on an empirical study in which the author examined 147 reports issued by ANVISA as a basis for its decisions, the book deals with such central questions concerning the interface of regulation and innovation in the patent system as the following: compatibility between ANVISA’s prior consent mechanism and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; how “evergreening” and “trivial patents” undermine public health and access to medicines; ways of correcting abuses of patent rights and controlling quality of patents; and the discourse on health as a human right. Along with her examination of ANVISA reports, the author analyzes how Article 229-C LPI, which introduced the need of ANVISA’s prior consent to the patent grant of pharmaceuticals in Brazil, has been interpreted in Brazilian case law. Interviews with Brazilian experts are also included. In its commitment to harmonizing patent rights and the right to access of affordable medicines, Brazil’s patent system for pharmaceuticals stands out as a workable response to the basic problem of access to medicines in the developing world. By describing the successes and failures in the Brazilian policy of promoting drug access, this book helps policymakers in developing and emerging countries to better explore TRIPS flexibilities when dealing with similar problems, and provides practitioners in the law of the World Trade Organization, patent law, competition law, and health law with a guide to how a more equitable pharmaceutical patenting system could work in practice.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9403528745

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9789403528748

Monitoring and Control of Macrofouling Mollusks in Fresh Water Systems

By: Gerald L. Mackie,Renata Claudi

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Monitoring and Control of Macrofouling Mollusks in Fresh Water Systems

By: Gerald L. Mackie,Renata Claudi

Upon its initial publication more than fifteen years ago, this book broke new ground with its comprehensive coverage of the biology and ecology, distribution and dispersal mechanisms, physiology, monitoring, negative and positive impacts, and control of aquatic invasive species of mussels, clams, and snails. Building on this foundation, the second

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CRC Press

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143987090X

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Margin Squeeze in the Electronic Communications Sector

By: Anna Renata Pisarkiewicz

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Margin Squeeze in the Electronic Communications Sector

By: Anna Renata Pisarkiewicz

Margin squeeze is a form of abuse of a dominant position in which a vertically integrated company reduces the margin between the price charged to competitors and the price charged to consumers, which can have the effect of excluding a competitor from the market. In the decade or so since the liberalisation of network industries, margin squeeze has become a major source of concern among competition authorities and courts, particularly pronounced in the electronic communications sector. Because some of the adopted decisions show significant inconsistencies in approach, and legal certainty remains elusive in this area, this book which provides an extremely thorough analysis is both timely and of great practical value. The author provides an in-depth examination of margin squeeze allegations in the electronic communications sector with a view to developing a more advanced and comprehensive analysis of principles which should guide ex post assessment of margin squeeze. Issues and topics covered include: – scope of intervention in margin squeeze cases both for national regulatory and national competition authorities; – conditions for sanctioning margin squeeze under Article 102; – methodological and practical difficulties in identifying a margin squeeze; – methodology employed in margin squeeze cases and its regulatory aspects; – assessment of the ability and incentives of regulated firms to engage in a margin squeeze; and – situations when competition law is used to address the deficits of regulation and regulatory failures. It also includes a critical comparison of the vertical foreclosure analysis undertaken in margin squeeze cases with the approach adopted in the EU Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines. Throughout the analysis, margin squeeze treatment in the European Union and its Member States is examined in light of the diverging approach adopted by the US Supreme Court. The increasing complexity of the electronic communications market can only further confound an already complex assessment of price squeezes, and one can expect that claims of anticompetitive margin squeeze in liberalised network industries will continue to be high on the enforcement agenda of competition authorities for years to come. In light of the need for a coherent, or at least predictable, sentencing policy to provide relative legal certainty, the research in this book proves invaluable. The analysis and conclusions discussed in this book will be welcomed by policymakers, regulators, and lawyers working in the areas of competition law and electronic communications law.

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9041162720

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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

A Comparative Study of Social Movements

By: Renata Motta

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A Comparative Study of Social Movements

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Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

Better City, Better Life

Better City, Better Life

Papal Reform and Canon Law in the 11th and 12th Centuries

Papal Reform and Canon Law in the 11th and 12th Centuries

TRIPS and Access to Medicines

TRIPS and Access to Medicines

Monitoring and Control of Macrofouling Mollusks in Fresh Water Systems

Monitoring and Control of Macrofouling Mollusks in Fresh Water Systems

Margin Squeeze in the Electronic Communications Sector

Margin Squeeze in the Electronic Communications Sector

Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

Social Mobilization, Global Capitalism and Struggles over Food

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