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| Title: | Governing Risk in the 21st Century
: Lessons from the World of Biotechnology |
| Author: | Peter W B Phillips, Stuart J Smyth & William A Kerr (eds) |
| ISBN: | 1594548188 : 9781594548185 |
| Illustrations: | tables |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 112 |
| Weight: | .77 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - May 2006 |
| List Price: | 59.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Biotechnology |
Biotechnological innovations in the past 30 years have raised many questions about how we can reap the benefits of transformative science and technology through responsible and sustainable use. Biotechnology has the potential both for better or worse to enhance, undercut or change as much as 40% of the world’s economy, to fundamentally alter our relationship with nature and to question our sense of self.
Preface; Pervasiveness of Risk in Modern Society; Assessing the Risks of Biotechnology: Challenges, Issues and Opportunities; Biotechnology Policy and the Risk Analysis Framework; Dealing with Risk in International Trade Institutions: The Challenges Posed by Biotechnology; Managing Risk: Different Approaches to the Regulation of Genetically Modified Crops; The Consumer Conundrum: Decision Making Under Risk and Uncertainty; Paradigm Wars: A Post-Normal Science Approach to Regulating Biotechnology and Nanotechnology; Governing Risk in the 21st Century; Index.
