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Author:   Cary Coglianese ,  Adam M. Finkel ,  David Zaring
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Imprint:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780812242225

ISBN 10:   081224222
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   07 December 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON THE PROBLEM 1. Consumer Protection in an Era of Globalization —Cary Coglianese, Adam M. Finkel, and David Zaring 2. The Other China Trade Deficit: Export Safety Problems and Responses —Jacques deLisle 3. Parochialism About the Safety of Imports —Jonathan Baron PART II: INTERNATIONAL TRADE INSTITUTIONS 4. Import Safety Regulation and International Trade —Tracey Epps and Michael J. Trebilcock 5. The Politics of Food Safety in the Age of Global Trade: The Codex Alimentarius Commission in the SPS Agreement of the WTO —Tim Büthe 6. Import Safety Rules and Generic Drug Markets —Kevin Outterson PART III: TOWARD SMARTER REGULATION 7. Forecasting Consumer Safety Violations and Violators —Richard Berk 8. Risk-Based Regulation for Import Safety —Lorna Zach and Vicki Bier 9. Solving the Problem of Scale: The European Approach to Import Safety and Security Concerns —Alberto Alemanno PART IV: LEVERAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR 10. Importers as Regulators: Product Safety in a Globalized World —Kenneth A. Bamberger and Andrew T. Guzman 11. Bonded Import Safety Warranties —Tom Baker 12. Private Import Safety Regulation and Transnational New Governance —Errol Meidinger PART V: THE WAY FORWARD 13. Delegated Governance: Consumer Safety in the Global Marketplace —David Zaring and Cary Coglianese List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments

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In recent years consumers have been buffeted by one worry after another. Is the pet food they buy safe for their animals? Are the toys they purchase safe for their children? As public debates over product risk have become more important, we've discovered a surprising fact: the safety of imported goods isn't just a matter of writing rules. Import Safety is a must-read for anyone trying to understand how governments-and consumers-can negotiate the globalized world. -Donald F. Kettl, Dean of the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Import Safety provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by both governments and domestic and foreign firms in protecting consumers from unsafe imported goods. It not only describes and documents the magnitude of this challenge but also offers a number of creative legal and administrative solutions to address it. -David Vogel, Solomon P. Lee Chair in Business Ethics, University of California, Berkeley An important book. I am impressed by the way it tackles the food safety problems created by globalization and explains why our current regulatory systems are failing to protect the public. Best, it offers highly innovative ways to solve food safety problems and should be welcomed by policy makers the world over. Anyone who cares about the safety of food and other imports needs to read this book. -Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University

Import Safety provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by both governments and domestic and foreign firms in protecting consumers from unsafe imported goods. It not only describes and documents the magnitude of this challenge but also offers a number of creative legal and administrative solutions to address it. -David Vogel, Solomon P. Lee Chair in Business Ethics, University of California, Berkeley In recent years consumers have been buffeted by one worry after another. Is the pet food they buy safe for their animals? Are the toys they purchase safe for their children? As public debates over product risk have become more important, we've discovered a surprising fact: the safety of imported goods isn't just a matter of writing rules. Import Safety is a must-read for anyone trying to understand how governments-and consumers-can negotiate the globalized world. -Donald F. Kettl, Dean of the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland An important book. I am impressed by the way it tackles the food safety problems created by globalization and explains why our current regulatory systems are failing to protect the public. Best, it offers highly innovative ways to solve food safety problems and should be welcomed by policy makers the world over. Anyone who cares about the safety of food and other imports needs to read this book. -Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University This timely volume provides a broad perspective on the complexities and problems involved in controlling the quality of imported products in world trade... A valuable resource for anyone interested in this topic, which touches all of our lives. -Choice

Import Safety provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by both governments and domestic and foreign firms in protecting consumers from unsafe imported goods. It not only describes and documents the magnitude of this challenge but also offers a number of creative legal and administrative solutions to address it. -David Vogel, Solomon P. Lee Chair in Business Ethics, University of California, Berkeley In recent years consumers have been buffeted by one worry after another. Is the pet food they buy safe for their animals? Are the toys they purchase safe for their children? As public debates over product risk have become more important, we've discovered a surprising fact: the safety of imported goods isn't just a matter of writing rules. Import Safety is a must-read for anyone trying to understand how governments-and consumers-can negotiate the globalized world. -Donald F. Kettl, Dean of the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland An important book. I am impressed by the way it tackles the food safety problems created by globalization and explains why our current regulatory systems are failing to protect the public. Best, it offers highly innovative ways to solve food safety problems and should be welcomed by policy makers the world over. Anyone who cares about the safety of food and other imports needs to read this book. -Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University This timely volume provides a broad perspective on the complexities and problems involved in controlling the quality of imported products in world trade. . . . A valuable resource for anyone interested in this topic, which touches all of our lives. -Choice

Author Information

Cary Coglianese is Deputy Dean of Penn Law, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Penn Program on Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania. Adam M. Finkel is Fellow and Executive Director of the Penn Program on Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania. David Zaring, also with the Penn Program on Regulation, is Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Visit the Penn Program on Regulation Import Safety web site for contributor bios and other details.

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