Biopolitics in the EU and the U.S.: A race to the bottom or convergence to the top?

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 617-641

  Prakash, Aseem ^a   Kollman, Kelly L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348252063     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0020-8833.2003.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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