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Philanthrocapitalism and the erosion of democracy, a global citizens' report on the corporate control of technology, health, and agriculture, edited by Vandana Shiva ; foreword by David W. Orr

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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non fiction

Philanthrocapitalism and the erosion of democracy

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edited by Vandana Shiva ; foreword by David W. Orr

a global citizens' report on the corporate control of technology, health, and agriculture

"Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy: A Global Citizens' Report on the Corporate Control of Technology, Health, and Agriculture details how global philanthrocapitalist organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and affiliated entities effectively monopolize and privatize common land for food production in a manner that jeopardizes public health around the globe. Through various initiatives, sub-organizations, development schemes, and funding mechanisms, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's empire in particular weaves an intricate network of power and influence designed to ensnare local communities and traditions in an unwavering pursuit of profit and market expansion. Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy calls to account problematic initiatives that serve to corrode the integrity of democratic institutions, often under a banner of future-oriented innovation. This book lays bare the destructive power of overly capitalistic systems that enable mass human suffering and environmental catastrophe via the entanglement of private investment and public policy."--Amazon.com

Introduction: Philanthrocapitalism and colonization in the digital age / Vandana Shiva -- Disrupting a world of traditional knowledge, sovereignty, and biodiversity / Vandana Shiva -- An overview of Bill & Melinda Gates agricultural innovations / Navdanya -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Rice Research Institute Alliance / Chito P. Medina -- Seed ownership through new gene editing technologies / Vandana Shiva -- Gene editing: unexpected outcomes and risks / Dr. Michael Antoniou -- Megadiverse countries as providers of genetic resources & digital sequence information / Aidé Jiménez-Martinez and Adelita San Vicente Tello -- Biopiracy of climate resilient seeds / Navdanya -- Biopiracy case studies: GMA bananas / Vandana Shiva & Navdanya International -- The recolonization of agriculture / Navdanya -- A treaty to protect our agricultural biodiversity / José Esquinas-Alcazar -- Ag Tech: Bill & Melinda Gates agricultural innovations in Argentina / Fernando Cabaleiro -- The golden rice hoax / Vandana Shiva -- Why we oppose golden rice / Stop Golden Rice Network (SGRN) -- The dystopia of the green revolution in Africa / Nicoletta Dentico -- The Gates Foundation's green revolution fails Africa's farmers / Timothy Wise -- Seeds of surveillance capitalism / Navdanya -- The problems with lab made food / Vandana Shiva -- Software to swallow: the intellectual property model of food / Seth Itzkan -- Bill Gates' climate "solutions": funding for geoengineering / Dru Jay and Silvia Ribeiro (ETC Group) -- Driven to exterminate: how Bill Gates brought gene drive extinction technology into the world / Zahra Moloo and Jim Thomas (ETC Group) -- Gates Foundation hired a public relations firm to manipulate the UN over gene drives / Jonathan Latham -- Targeting Palmer amaranth: a traditionally nutritious and culturally significant crop / Vandana Shiva -- Global resistance to genetic extinction technology / Navdanya -- Digital dictators / Satish Kumar -- The philanthropic monopoly of Bill & Melinda Gates / Nicoletta Dentico -- How the Cornell Alliance spreads disinformation and discredits agroecology / Community Alliance for Global Justice and Agra Watch -- Bt Brinjal: Alliance for crooked science & corporate lies / Farida Akhter -- A message from Gaia / Navdanya