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GM food on trial : testing European democracy / Les Levidow and Susan Carr.

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Examines European institutions being 'put on trial' for how their regulatory procedures evaluate and regulate genetically-modified products. This book highlights how public controversy created a legitimacy crisis, in turn stimulating changes in EU agbiotech regulations as a strategy to reg...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Levidow, Les
Other Authors: Carr, Susan, 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.
Series:Genetics and society (Series)
Subjects:
Genetically modified foods > Government policy > Europe.
Genetically modified foods > Law and legislation > Europe.
Agricultural biotechnology > Government policy > Europe.
Agricultural industries > Government policy > Europe.
Agricultural biotechnology > Government policy.
Agricultural industries > Government policy.
Genetically modified foods > Government policy.
Genetically modified foods > Law and legislation.
Europe.
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Analytical Perspectives; 2 Making Europe Safe for Agbiotech, Generating Dissent; 3 Opening Up Risks, Disputing Un/Sustainable Agriculture; 4 Channelling Participation, Testing Public Representations; 5 Regulating Risk, Testing EU Reforms; 6 Scaling Up GM Crops, Testing Commercial Operators; 7 Labelling GM Products, Testing Free Choice; 8 Segregating GM Crops, Contesting Future Agricultures; 9 Conclusion: Testing European Democracy; References; Index.

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