The politics of precaution
Subtitle: regulating health, safety, and environmental risks in Europe and the United States
By: David Vogel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780691124162
Subjects: Safety regulations; Public health laws; Consumer protection; Environmental policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The transatlantic shift in regulatory stringency; title: Explaining regulatory policy divergence; title: Food safety and agriculture; title: Air pollution; title: Chemicals and hazardous substances; title: Consumer safety; title: Public risk perceptions and the preferences of policy makers; title: The law and politics of risk assessment; title: Broader implications.