TY - BOOK AU - Robertson,David AU - Kellow,Aynsley J. ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - Globalization and the environment: risk assessment and the WTO SN - 9781843762997 (e-book) AV - HF1713 .G563 2001 U1 - 333.7 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Cheltenham, U.K., Northampton, Mass. PB - Edward Elgar Pub. KW - World Trade Organization KW - Free trade KW - Environmental aspects KW - Congresses KW - International trade KW - Environmental policy KW - Foreign trade regulation KW - Risk management KW - Globalization KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Papers presented at a two-day meeting at the Melbourne Business School in Feb. 1999; Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Risk and the WTO -- pt. 2. Managing risk in policymaking -- pt. 3. Negotiating experience with risk -- pt. 4. National risks and quarantine standards -- pt. 5. Managing biotechnology -- pt. 6. Concluding summary N2 - One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with: accounting for risk in trade agreements; risk and the WTO; managing risk in policy making; negotiating experience with risk; national risks and quarantine standards; and managing biotechnology UR - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/1840645385.xml ER -