1) Is there a way to adapt capitalism to a non-neoliberalist framework, or is it inherent in the model? In other words, is there a substitute for "profit" as a driving motivation for experimentation? One of the reasons biotech engineers plants that can't reproduce on their own is to hold on to the profit to be gained to offset the millions in research to develop higher-sustaining foods, etc., while allowing it to still be sold at a lower price so that more people can buy it over and over again than would be able to buy it if it was a one-shot deal. Non-reproducing plants also help ensure that even a ecologically unsustainable plant can be a) grown, and b)not get "loose". Given these conditions, would it be better to encourage biotech to sell to "exclusive" farmers and let the plants reproduce on their own? 2) Mohan discusses the difference between innovation and improvement. Since "innovation" is merely "different than what was th...
This blog offers Mohan Dutta's reflections on the theoretical framework of the culture-centered approach, examining the interplays among Structure, Culture, and Agency in shaping marginalisation and the ways in which communities at the margins challenge structures. Writings on the blog are continually being revised to reflect the organic analysis of structure and agency.