Teaming Up? China, India and Brazil and the Issue of Benefit-Sharing from Genetic Resource Use

Muzaka, Valbona; Serrano, Omar Ramon (2020). Teaming Up? China, India and Brazil and the Issue of Benefit-Sharing from Genetic Resource Use New Political Economy, 25(5), pp. 734-754. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/13563467.2019.1584169

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This article focuses on an area that has not been systematically addressed but is of crucial importance to China, India and Brazil: the global governance of genetic resources. All three are biodiversity-rich and, ever since biotechnology promised to turn DNA into gold, have been significant players in the genetic-resources regime complex. Shortcomings notwithstanding, the establishment of a new access and benefit-sharing regime constitutes a rare instance where emerging countries have succeeded in becoming rule-makers of sorts. We analyse how these three countries have sought to pursue their interests in this area, especially after the extension of national sovereignty over previously ‘free’ genetic resources and the erection of a complex set of rules attempting to regulate access to and benefits from their utilisation from the early 1990s onwards. Despite presenting a generally unified front in international fora, their domestic implementation differs significantly and raises questions about the continuation of a common international position. The article adds to our understanding of emerging countries’ engagement with global governance by focusing on the concrete drivers and domestic processes that have motivated and shaped the agency of China, India and Brazil in this new policy regime.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	Business School > Institute for Marketing & Global Management > Global Management Business School
Name:	Muzaka, Valbona and Serrano, Omar Ramon0000-0002-7396-7891
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations
ISSN:	1356-3467
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Language:	English
Submitter:	Omar Ramon Serrano
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2023 10:42
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2023 10:42
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/13563467.2019.1584169
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Genetic resources; access and benefit sharing; China; India; Brazil
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.19510
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/19510