Precautionary politics : principle and practice in confronting environmental risk / Kerry H. Whiteside.

  • Whiteside, Kerry H., 1953-
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[2006], ©2006
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, [2006], ©2006.

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xiii, 182 pages ; 24 cm.

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Precaution at work : the case of agricultural biotechnology -- Debating precaution -- Comparing precaution in the United States and Europe -- Precautionary theory : science, uncertainty, and political authority -- Precaution and democratic deliberation -- Conclusion : precaution and environmental social learning.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-178) and index.

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    GE145 2006W47p
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  • 0262232553
  • 0262731797
  • 9780262232555
  • 9780262731799