Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Informational Origins of Regulatory Barriers
- 2 Private Information in the Regulation of Risk
- 3 A Theory of Regulatory Barriers
- 4 Seeking Stricter Standards
- 5 How Precaution Begets Bias
- 6 The Internationalization of Bias
- 7 Challenging Barriers
- Statistical Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Challenging Barriers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 March 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Informational Origins of Regulatory Barriers
- 2 Private Information in the Regulation of Risk
- 3 A Theory of Regulatory Barriers
- 4 Seeking Stricter Standards
- 5 How Precaution Begets Bias
- 6 The Internationalization of Bias
- 7 Challenging Barriers
- Statistical Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The final chapter concludes by first re-outlining the book’s central arguments. The chapter then revisits how the preceding chapters help shed new theoretical light on the source of regulatory barriers while also answering several empirical puzzles, including why similar risks frequently receive dissimilar regulatory treatment, why some nations impose more precautionary regulatory rules than others, and finally what is behind some of the most contentious agricultural trade barriers. Finally, the chapter explores the ethical implications of the book’s central findings and offers several concrete policy recommendations for addressing both the broader information asymmetry problems outlined in the book and the resulting biases that were identified.
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- Regulating RiskHow Private Information Shapes Global Safety Standards, pp. 167 - 183Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023