Table of Contents

Preface; Pervasiveness of Risk in Modern Society; Assessing the Risks of Biotechnology: Challenges, Issues and Opportunities; Biotechnology Policy and the Risk Analysis Framework; Dealing with Risk in International Trade Institutions: The Challenges Posed by Biotechnology; Managing Risk: Different Approaches to the Regulation of Genetically Modified Crops; The Consumer Conundrum: Decision Making Under Risk and Uncertainty; Paradigm Wars: A Post-Normal Science Approach to Regulating Biotechnology and Nanotechnology; Governing Risk in the 21st Century; Index.