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GM Food on Trial
Testing European Democracy
Series: Genetics and Society
Europe was told that it had no choice but to accept agbiotech, yet this imperative was turned into a test of democratic accountability for societal choices. Since the late 1990s, European public controversy has kept the agri-biotech industry and its promoters on the defensive. As some...
Published November 3rd 2009 by Routledge
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Governing the Transatlantic Conflict over Agricultural Biotechnology
Contending Coalitions, Trade Liberalisation and Standard Setting
Series: Genetics and Society
Delays in approving genetically modified crops and foods in the European Union have led to a high profile trade conflict with the United States. This book analyses the EU-US conflict and uses it as a case study to explore the governance of new technologies. The transatlantic conflict over GM crops...
Published August 30th 2006 by Routledge