The current status of the debate on socio-economic regulatory assessments: Positions and policies in Canada, the USA, the EU and developing countries

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 203-227

  Falck Zepeda, José ^a   Wesseler, Justus ^b   Smyth, Stuart J ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Developing countries; Regulation; Socio economic assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888866574     PISSN: 17412242     EISSN: 17412234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2013.057690     Document Type: Article

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