Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology - Economics and Policy (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Natural Resource Management and Policy, 30
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	October 2006
Editors:	Richard E. Just • Julian M. Alston • David Zilberman
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	732
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-36952-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General
LSN:	0-387-36952-X
Barcode:	9780387369525

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