1st Edition
Governing the Transatlantic Conflict over Agricultural Biotechnology Contending Coalitions, Trade Liberalisation and Standard Setting
416 Pages
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Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 and food has been widely attributed to regulatory differences that divide the EU and the US.... Read more
1. GMOs in Europe and America: A Governance Problem? 2. 'Approved Once, Approved Everywhere': GMOs and EU-US Trade Networks 3. 'Right to Know, Right to Choose': GMOs and EU-US Civil Society Networks 4. The Case of Bt Maize: Environmental Risks and GM Crops 5. The Strange Story of 'Substantial Equivalence': Health Risks and GM Foods 6. The WTO Dispute: EU-US Interactions at the Global Level 7. The Governance of New Technology: Learning from the EU-US Conflict over GMOs
Biography
Joseph Murphy, Les Levidow
