Description |
1 online resource (viii, 732 pages) : illustrations |
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Natural resource management and policy ; 30 |
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Natural resource management and policy ; 30.
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Contents |
Introduction -- Agricultural Biotechnology in the Context of a Regulated Agricultural Sector -- Conceptual Issues in Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology -- Case Studies on the Economics of Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology -- Conclusions -- Index |
Summary |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
In |
Springer e-books |
Subject |
Agricultural biotechnology -- Economic aspects
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Agriculture and state.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science.
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Agriculture and state.
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Agricultural biotechnology -- Economic aspects.
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Affaires.
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Science économique.
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Economie de l'entreprise.
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Agricultural biotechnology -- Economic aspects
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Agriculture and state
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Just, Richard E.
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Alston, Julian M.
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Zilberman, David, 1947-
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ISBN |
9780387369532 |
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0387369538 |
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038736952X |
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9780387369525 |
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661072461X |
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9786610724611 |
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