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Book SynopsisGenetically modified (GM) agricultural crops which are approved as safe in North America (Canada and the United States) are facing significant regulatory hurdles in gaining access to the European Union. The development and commercialization of GM crops illustrate a complex challenge facing trade diplomacy - the challenge of regulatory regionalism created by social regulatory barriers.
Trade Review"The book makes a superb contribution to an often fractious and difficult debate, and it deserves to be widely read." Alan Matthews, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Volume 30."
Table of ContentsPART I: THE ISSUES 1: CHAPTER 1: Social Regulatory Barriers 1.1: Regulations: Instability and Market Access Barriers 1.2: International Integration 1.3: Social Regulatory Barriers: A Case Study 2: CHAPTER 2: Agricultural Biotechnology 2.1: Modern Biotechnology and Agricultural Crops 2.2: Agricultural Biotechnology: An Overview of Consumer Acceptance 2.3: Conclusions PART II: REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION 3: CHAPTER 3: Economic Interests 3.1: Regulatory Development 3.2: Regulatory Integration: The Traditional Trade Approach 3.3: Conclusions 4: CHAPTER 4: Social Interests 4.1: Regulatory Development and Integration 4.2: Social Regulatory Integration: Case Study of the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety 4.3: Conclusions 5: CHAPTER 5: Regulatory Development and Integration 5.1: Regulating Technology: The Risk Analysis Framework 5.2: Principles of GM Crop Regulations 5.3: Regulatory Integration 5.4: Conclusions PART III: TRANSATLANTIC REGULATORY REGIONALISM 6: CHAPTER 6: North American Regulatory Approach 6.1: Introduction 6.2: Agricultural Biotechnology in the USA 6.3: Agricultural Biotechnology in Canada 6.4: North American Regulatory Integration 6.5: Conclusions 7: CHAPTER 7: European Regulatory Approach 7.1: Introduction 7.2: Agricultural Biotechnology in the European Union 7.3: Agricultural Biotechnology in the United Kingdom 7.4: EU - Member State Regulatory Integration 7.5: Conclusions PART IV: ANALYSIS 8: CHAPTER 8: Transatlantic Regulatory Integration 8.1: Trade Diplomacy at a Crossroads 8.2: Ideal Regulatory Framework 8.3: Conclusions and Implications
