How Nations Choose Product Standards and Standards Change Nations (Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies)

S, Krislov

ISBN 10: 082293969X / ISBN 13: 9780822939696

Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Nations Choose Product Standards and Standards Change Nations (Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies)
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082293969X
• ISBN 13: 9780822939696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Nations use product standards, and manipulate them, for reasons othen than practical use or safety. The Soviets once cultivated standards to isolate themselves. In the United States, codes and standards are often used to favor home industries over external competition, and to favor some producers over others. Krislov compares and contrasts the United States, the EC, the forner Eastern bloc, and Japan, to link standard choice with political styles and to trace growing internationalization based on product efficiency criteria.

About the Author

Samuel Krislov is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota and author of several books on politics and law.