Neoliberal Bio-Economies? The Co-Construction of Markets and Natures

In this book, Kean Birch analyses the co-construction of markets and natures in the emerging bio-economy as a policy response to global environmental change. The bio-economy is an economic system characterized by the use of plants and other biological mat

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NEOLIBERAL BIO-ECONOMIES? The Co-Construction of Markets and Natures

Neoliberal Bio-Economies?

Kean Birch

Neoliberal Bio-Economies? The Co-Construction of Markets and Natures

Kean Birch York University Toronto, ON, Canada

ISBN 978-3-319-91423-7    ISBN 978-3-319-91424-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91424-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018944439 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image © A-Digit / GettyImages Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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Acknowledgments

The research in this book was supported by an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada (Reference: 430-2013-000751). I wish to thank the following people for their intellectual contribution to my ideas in this book, although they are in no way responsible for what I have produced: Jenn Baka, Kirby Calvert, Peter Kedron, Teis Hansen, Warren Mabee, Stefano Ponte, and Mark Winskel. I also wish to thank the following people: the editorial and production team at Palgrave Macmillan, especially Rachel Krause Daniel and Kyra Saniewski, Emily Simmonds and Venilla Rajaguru for their research assistance, and all the interviewees who contributed to the project. Parts of this book draw on previous research published under open access licenses: Chapter 4 is based on Birch, K. (2016) Emergent policy imaginaries and fragmented policy frameworks in the Canadian bio-­ economy, Sustainability 8(10): 1–16; and Chap. 5 is based on Birch, K. and Calvert, K. (2015) Rethinking ‘drop-in’ biofuels: On the political