Governing the transatlantic conflict over agricultural biotechnology :
[Book]
contending coalitions, trade liberalisation and standard setting /
Joseph Murphy and Les Levidow.
New York :
Routledge,
2006.
1 online resource (xv, 228 pages)
Genetics and society
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Book Cover; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Global governance of new technologies; 2 'Approved once, accepted everywhere': Biotechnology products and transatlantic trade networks; 3 'Right to know, right to choose': Biotechnology products and transatlantic civil society networks; 4 Environmental risks of GM crops: The case of Bt maize; 5 Health risks of GM foods: The concept of 'substantial equivalence'; 6 The WTO agbiotech dispute as a global contest; 7 Global governance of agricultural biotechnology; Notes.
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This key text analyzes the EU-US conflict over GMOs and uses it to explore the governance of new a technology. Although a lot has been written about the subject, this book discusses aspects of the case that are rarely, if ever, reported and examined.
Governing the transatlantic conflict over agricultural biotechnology.
Agricultural biotechnology.
Agriculture and state.
Genetic engineering industry.
Genetically modified foods.
International trade.
Food, Genetically Modified.
Agricultural biotechnology.
Agriculture and state.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Food Industry.
Commerce.
Genetic engineering industry.
Genetically modified foods.
International trade.
European Economic Community countries, Commerce, United States.
United States, Commerce, European Economic Community countries.