Globalization and the environment: risk assessment and the WTO

pt. 1. Risk and the WTO -- pt. 2. Managing risk in policymaking -- pt. 3. Negotiating experience with risk -- pt. 4. National risks and quarantine standards -- pt. 5. Managing biotechnology -- pt. 6. Concluding summary

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass Edward Elgar Pub c2001
Series:Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
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Summary:pt. 1. Risk and the WTO -- pt. 2. Managing risk in policymaking -- pt. 3. Negotiating experience with risk -- pt. 4. National risks and quarantine standards -- pt. 5. Managing biotechnology -- pt. 6. Concluding summary
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with: accounting for risk in trade agreements; risk and the WTO; managing risk in policy making; negotiating experience with risk; national risks and quarantine standards; and managing biotechnology
Item Description:Papers presented at a two-day meeting at the Melbourne Business School in Feb. 1999
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 262 Seiten) ill
ISBN:9781843762997
DOI:10.4337/9781843762997