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Environ. Biosafety Res. 8 (2009) 121 Available online at: c
[circlecopyrt] ISBR, EDP Sciences, 2009 http://www.ebr-journal.org
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ebr/2009016
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Book review
Institutional interplay: Biosafety and trade
Oran R. Young, W. Bradnee Chambers, Joy A. Kim and Claudia ten Have (eds.)
United Nations University 2008, ISBN: 978-92-808-1148-3; 200 p., http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=97&ddlID=584
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As a former plant biotechnologist now working in biosafety capacity building, when I was rst approached by the EBR editor to review this book, I will admit to having had major reservations. What did I know about institutional interplay, and for that matter, did I actually know what institutional interplay is?? My ignorance knew no bounds.Now, after having read the book, I am at least aware of where and what those bounds are.
The two regimes at the axis of global biosafety governance, the World Trade Organization (WTO; primarily...