UID:
edocfu_9959235050402883
Format:
1 online resource (399 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-09718-0
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9786612097188
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0-262-26718-7
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1-4237-7037-4
Series Statement:
Politics, science, and the environment
Content:
A series of food-related crises--most notably mad cow disease in Britain, farmer protests in France against American hormone-treated beef, and the European Union's banning of genetically modified food--has turned the regulation of food safety in Europe into a crucible for issues of institutional trust, legitimacy, and effectiveness. What's the Beef? examines European food safety regulation at the national, European, and international levels as a case of "contested governance"--A syndrome of policymaking and political dispute in which not only policy outcomes but aso the fundamental legitimacy of existing institutional arrangements are challenged. The discussions of European food safety regulation in What's the Beef? open into consideration of broader issues, including the growing importance of multilevel regulation (and the possibility of disagreements among different levels of authority), the future of European integration, discontent over trade globalization, the politicization of risk assessment and regulatory science, the regulation of biotechnology, the shifting balance between public and private regulation, agricultural protectionism, and the "transatlantic divide." After addressing the historical, social, and economic context of European food safety regulation, the book examines national efforts at food safety reform in France, Britain, and Germany and such regional efforts as the creation of the European Food Authority. The book also looks at the international dimensions of European food safety regulation, discussing the conflicts between EU safety rules and World Trade Organization rulings that occur because EU rules are more risk averse ("precautionary") than those of its trading partners, including the United States.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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The contested governance of European food safety regulation /
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Taste, traditions, and transactions: the public and private regulation of food /
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Contentions over food safety: the significance of consumer trust /
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Food safety and the structure of the European food industry /
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Protesting food: NGOs and political mobilization in Europe /
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Is it just about trust? The partial reform of French food safety regulation /
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From precautionary bans to DIY poison tasting: reform of the UK food safety regulation regime /
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Governance reform of German food safety regulation: cosmetic or real? /
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Regulating food safety risks in the European Union: a comparative perspective /
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Food safety and the single European market /
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The creation of the European food safety authority /
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Protection or protectionism? EU food safety and the WTO /
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Compatibility or clash? EU food safety and the WTO /
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The asymmetries of governance /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-262-51192-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-262-01225-1
Language:
English
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