Europe's regulation of agricultural biotechnology: Precaution or trade distortion?

Journal of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 45-72

  Sheldon, Ian ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Protection; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844346552     PISSN: 15420485     EISSN: 15420485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-0485.1060     Document Type: Review

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