When cooperation fails:the international law and politics of genetically modified foods

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pollack Mark A 1966-
Group Author: Shaffer Gregory C 1958-
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
USA
Carrier Form: xv, 439 p.: ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780199237289 (hbk. : alk. paper)
019923728X (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780199567058 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0199567050 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: D971
CLC: D971.221
D950.21
Call Number: D950.21/P771
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-425) and index.
Introduction and overview : biotechnology, risk regulation, and the failure of cooperation -- The domestic sources of the conflict : why the US and EU biotech regulatory regimes differ -- The promise and failure of transatlantic regulatory cooperation through networks -- Deliberation or bargaining? : distributive conflict and the fragmented international regime complex -- WTO dispute settlement meets GMOS : who decides? -- US and EU policies since 2000 : change, continuity and (lack of) convergence -- Conclusions : the lessons of transatlantic conflict, developing countries and the future of
The dispute over genetically modified organisms has brought the US & the EU into conflict. This book examines the dynamic interactions of domestic law & politics, transnational networks, international regimes, & global markets, through a theoretically grounded & empirically comprehensive analysis of the governance of GM foods & crops.