The International Politics of Genetically Modified Food : Diplomacy, Trade and Law (Hardcover)

Introduction: The International Politics of Genetically Modified Food; R.Falkner PART I: STATES, FIRMS AND NGOS IN THE CREATION OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY International Cooperation against the Hegemon: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; R.Falkner Transnational Corporate Interests in International Biosafety Negotiations; J.Clapp NGO Strategies and Influence in the Biosafety Arena, 1992-2005; B.Arts & S.Mack PART II: GLOBALIZATION, CORPORATE POWER AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Corporate Power and 'Bounded Autonomy' in the Global Politics of Biotechnology; P.Newell The Political Economy of Food Aid in an Era of Agricultural Biotechnology; J.Clapp PART III: THE TRANSATLANTIC DIVIDE AND ITS GLOBAL IMPACT Biopolitics in the US: An Assessment; K.L.Kollman & A.Prakash The Transatlantic Agbiotech Conflict: A Policy Problem and Opportunity for EU Regulatory Policies; L.Levidow Competition for Public Trust: Causes and Consequences of Extending the Transatlantic Biotech Conflict to Developing Countries; T.Bernauer & P.Aerni PART IV: GMO POLITICS OF GM FOOD IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD The Multi-level Governance of GMOs in Mercosur; K.Hochstetler Internationalising Biotechnology Policy in China; R.Falkner PART V: BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATION, THE WTO AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW The Biosafety Protocol and the WTO: Concert or Conflict?; G.E.Isaac& W.A.Kerr The Cartagena Protocol and the Development of International Environmental Law; R.Mackenzie References Index