Risk Regulation in the Single Market [electronic resource] : The Governance of Pharmaceuticals and Foodstuffs in the European Union /
Krapohl, Sebastian.author.
This book demonstrates how the Thalidomide catastrophe of the 1960s and the BSE crisis of the 1990s led to regulatory regimes for pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs in Europe. However, the developmental paths of these regimes differ – and so does the efficiency and legitimacy of regulatory policy-making.
Originally presented as the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Universität Bamberg, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-220) and index.
Introduction : the need for a systematic analysis of supranational risk regulation -- Functional pressure and path-dependencies : the emergence and development of supranational regulatory regimes -- Efficiency and legitimacy : the evaluation of supranational regulatory regimes -- From national crises to a strong supranational regime : the development of pharmaceutical authorisation in Europe -- A strong regulatory regulatory network : the evaluation of the European regulatory regime for pharmaceuticals -- From an early single market to a crisis of consumer confidence : the development of foodstuff regulation in Europe -- A weak supranational agency : the evaluation of the European regulatory regime for foodstuffs -- A comparison of pharmaceutical and foodstuff regulation in Europe.
This book demonstrates how the Thalidomide catastrophe of the 1960s and the BSE crisis of the 1990s led to regulatory regimes for pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs in Europe. However, the developmental paths of these regimes differ – and so does the efficiency and legitimacy of regulatory policy-making.
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