Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology Economics and Policy /

This book presents the first thorough economic analysis of current agricultural biotechnology regulation. The contributors, most of whom are agricultural economists working either in universities or NGOs, address issues such as commercial pesticides, the costs of approving new products, liability, b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Just, Richard E. (Editor ), Alston, Julian M. (Editor ), Zilberman, David (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Natural Resource Management and Policy, 30
Temas:
Agriculture.
Food science.
Agriculture-Economic aspects.
Economic development.
Environmental engineering.
Biotechnology.
Bioremediation.
Food Science.
Agricultural Economics.
Economic Development, Innovation and Growth.
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book presents the first thorough economic analysis of current agricultural biotechnology regulation. The contributors, most of whom are agricultural economists working either in universities or NGOs, address issues such as commercial pesticides, the costs of approving new products, liability, benefits, consumer acceptance, regulation and its impacts, transgenic crops, social welfare implications, and biosafety. Richard E. Just is Distinguished University Professor and former Chair, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland at College Park. Julian M. Alston is Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Davis. David Zilberman is Chair, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Berkeley.
Descripción Física:VIII, 732 p. online resource.
ISBN:9780387369532
ISSN:2511-8560 ;

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