Global governance Quandaries regarding transformative technologies for bioproducts, crops, and foods

Journal of World Trade

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1299-1323

  Smyth, Stuart ^a   Phillips, Peter W B ^b   Kerr, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b University of Saskatchewan's Johnson Shoyama   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 70749085986     PISSN: 10116702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.54648/trad2009051     Document Type: Article

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