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Science and Social Context
Lisa N. Mills
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Description for Science and Social Context
Paperback. A critical analysis of regulation of the intensely controversial recombinant bovine growth hormone. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAC; MBN; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 330. Weight in Grams: 349.
She examines the decision-making processes at Monsanto that led to their making the drug available and discusses corporate, academic, and regulatory decision-making in the context of a restructured global political economy for agriculture. Mills shows that there was consensus about the scientific evidence but interpretation of that evidence differed depending on the context from which it was viewed. Scientists who analysed it for regulatory bodies interpreted it differently than scientists in corporate or academic institutions, and scientists in Canada and Europe interpreted it differently than those in the United States. In the United States it was assumed that any problems ... Read more
She examines the decision-making processes at Monsanto that led to their making the drug available and discusses corporate, academic, and regulatory decision-making in the context of a restructured global political economy for agriculture. Mills shows that there was consensus about the scientific evidence but interpretation of that evidence differed depending on the context from which it was viewed. Scientists who analysed it for regulatory bodies interpreted it differently than scientists in corporate or academic institutions, and scientists in Canada and Europe interpreted it differently than those in the United States. In the United States it was assumed that any problems ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773523753
SKU
V9780773523753
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About Lisa N. Mills
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Reviews for Science and Social Context
"A significant contribution to research. Mills' comparison with the U.S. helps relate Canadian studies to the literature. There are few studies in the literature that draw together these fields and levels of analysis." Christina Chociolko, Environmental Sciences, University of British Columbia "One of the major strengths of this book is that it provides accurate and detailed chronological detail about the ... Read more