The international politics of genetically modified food :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
diplomacy, trade, and law
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Robert Falkner.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Basingstoke [England] ; New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(xiv, 265 pages) : illustrations
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : The international politics of genetically modified food / Robert Falkner --;International cooperation against the hegemon : the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety / Robert Falkner --;Transnational corporate interests in international biosafety negotiations / Jennifer Clapp --;NGO strategies and influence in the biosafety arena, 1992-2005 / Bas Arts and Sandra Mack --;Corporate power and 'bounded autonomy' in the global politics of biotechnology / Peter Newell --;The political economy of food aid in an era of agricultural biotechnology / Jennifer Clapp --;Biopolitics in the US : an assessment / Kelly L. Kollman and Aseem Prakash --;The transatlantic agbiotech conflict as a problem and opportunity for EU regulatory policies / Les Levidow --;Competition for public trust : cause and consequences of extending the transatlantic biotech conflict to developing countries / Thomas Bernauer and Philipp Aerni --;The multilevel governance of GM food in Mercosur / Kathryn Hochstetler --;Internationalising biotechnology policy in China / Robert Falkner --;The biosafety protocol and the WTO : concert or conflict? / Grant E. Isaac and William A. Kerr --;The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafey and the development of international environmental law / Ruth Mackenzie.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Genetically modified food is at the heart of a new global conflict over how to govern risky technologies in an era of globalization. This timely collection brings together experts from the fields of IR, environmental studies, trade and law to examine the sources of international friction and to explore the prospects for international co-operation.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Food -- Biotechnology.
Genetically modified foods -- Law and legislation.