遺伝子組み替え作物と多国籍企業ネットワークの相互的構築

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The new techno-economic system of “information capitalism” may be characterized by interactive constructions between technology networks of products and global capital networks of organizations via the medium of an intellectual property system. This paper examines this hypothesis by using a recent example of new technology construction that has given rise to transgenic crops. In parallel with the technology, two other social relations have emerged: (1) organizational networks of multinational corporations, venture capitals and universities and (2) new patent systems which include living forms. Technological and organizational networks are mapped by co-category analysis of empirical data on R&D collaboration and patent applications. The relation of two maps and the role of the intellectual property systems are also discussed.