{"product_id":"how-nations-choose-product-standards-and-standards-change-nations-pitt-series-in-policy-institutional-studies-9780822956228","title":"How Nations Choose Product Standards and Standards Change Nations Pitt Series in Policy  Institutional Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNations use product standards, and manipulate them, for reasons other than practical use or safety. Samuel Krislov compares and contrasts the United States, the EC, the former Eastern bloc, and Japan—o link standard choice with political styles and to trace growing internationalization based on product efficiency criteria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHooray for Samuel Krislov's book on standardization. . . . Krislov's account of the evolution of standards might by itself make an excellent introduction to standardization in a course reading packet.  Krislov is interested in the relationships among law, regulation, government, and organizations. He is concerned about bureaucratic inertia in official standards organizations.  He favors voluntary industrial standards over outright regulation, and prefers performance standards (i.e., product capability requirements) over design standards (specifying the exact form of a product). He points out how standards boundaries have affected political alliances and created strong and lasting trade barriers.\"\"- \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Krislov presents a detailed history of standards and also provides information on their economic and international implications. . . . Krislov emphasizes the American standards system and its institutions, but draws to institutional standards.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A fascinating overview of an extremely important but too often neglected subject, namely business standards and the critical role they have played and continue to play in both the national and global economy. What makes this study especially valuable is its rich and detailed comparative and historical scope.\"\" - David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151137927511,"sku":"9780822956228","price":42.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822956228.jpg?v=1762960289","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-nations-choose-product-standards-and-standards-change-nations-pitt-series-in-policy-institutional-studies-9780822956228","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}