Environmental and health regulation in the United States and the European Union
Subtitle: protecting public and planet
By: Mitchell P. Smith
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780230109360
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy; Medical policy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy; Environmental policy
Description: "This book explains why the rigor of environmental and health regulation in the European Union has surpassed that in the United States during the past decade. The book develops an original argument deriving from crucial differences in the character of regulation in the European Union and the United States. The essence of this difference is that U.S. regulators seek to balance regulatory objectives with competitiveness goals, while EU regulators must triangulate regulatory objectives, competitiveness, and the effort to advance European integration. The book builds evidence for the argument through careful comparison of cases of regulation of chemicals, health claims on food labels, and recycling of vehicles reaching the end of their useful lives. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Overview of Argument * Chemicals * Nutrition Labeling * End of Life Vehicles Recycling * Concluding analysis.