During the first decade of the twenty-first century, the United States
increasingly has relaxed its regulatory posture in the face of
critical challenges to public health and the environment. This is true
for regulation of recycling of end-of-life products, including autos
and electronic components; potentially hazardous chemicals; and health
claims on food labels. Coincidentally, the European Union has
gravitated toward more restrictive regulation in these very same
areas. How might we explain these diverging regulatory trajectories of
the world s two largest market economies in an era of rising public
awareness of dangers to the public and the planet? The explanation
derives not from cultural differences in willingness to tolerate risk,
but rather from distinctive regulatory tradeoffs - between environment
and competitiveness in the United States and environment,
competitiveness, and integration in the EU.
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ISBN
9780230337763
Publisert
2020
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Palgrave Macmillan
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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