This book seeks to compare two important regulatory regimes in the EU, those relating to pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs, in terms of a theoretical framework derived from rational institutionalism.
Author(s): Sebastian Krapohl
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 240
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures and Tables......Page 10
Preface......Page 11
List of Abbreviations......Page 14
1 Introduction: The Need for a Systematic Analysis of Supranational Risk Regulation......Page 16
Part I: An Institutionalist Approach to Supranational Risk Regulation......Page 30
2 Functional Pressure and Path-Dependencies: The Emergence and Development of Supranational Regulatory Regimes......Page 32
3 Efficiency and Legitimacy: The Evaluation of Supranational Regulatory Regimes......Page 48
Part II: The Authorisation of Pharmaceuticals in the EU......Page 74
4 From National Crises to a Strong Supranational Regime: The Development of Pharmaceutical Authorisation in Europe......Page 76
5 A Strong Regulatory Network: The Evaluation of the European Regulatory Regime for Pharmaceuticals......Page 101
Part III: The Regulation of Foodstuffs in the EU......Page 134
6 From an Early Single Market to a Crisis of Consumer Confidence: The Development of Foodstuff Regulation in Europe......Page 136
7 A Weak Supranational Agency: The Evaluation of the European Regulatory Regime for Foodstuffs......Page 166
Part IV: Conclusion......Page 196
8 A Comparison of Pharmaceutical and Foodstuff Regulation in Europe......Page 198
Notes......Page 210
Bibliography......Page 223
C......Page 236
G......Page 237
N......Page 238
S......Page 239
W......Page 240
