The politics of precaution : regulating health, safety, and environmental risks in Europe and the United States /

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The Politics of Precaution examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide range of similar risks differently. It finds that between 1960 and 1990, American h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vogel, David, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Consumer protection > Europe.
Consumer protection > United States.
Safety regulations > Europe.
Safety regulations > United States.
Public health laws > Europe.
Public health laws > United States.
Environmental policy > Europe.
Environmental policy > United States.
Consommateurs > Protection > Europe.
Consommateurs > Protection > États-Unis.
Sécurité > Règlements > Europe.
Sécurité > Règlements > États-Unis.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Europe.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Commercial Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Consumer Behavior.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Consumer protection
Environmental policy
Public health laws
Safety regulations
Europe
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The transatlantic shift in regulatory stringency
  • Explaining regulatory policy divergence
  • Food safety and agriculture
  • Air pollution
  • Chemicals and hazardous substances
  • Consumer safety
  • Public risk perceptions and the preferences of policy makers
  • The law and politics of risk assessment
  • Broader implications.

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