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A decade of regulating agricultural biotechnology liability in Canada : a case study from 1994 - 2004

dc.contributor.advisorPhillips, Peter W. B.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMichelmann, Hans J.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMehta, Michael D.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKhachatourians, George G.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberIsaac, Grant E.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBoyd, Colinen_US
dc.creatorSmyth, Stuart Jamesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-02-07T13:54:11Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T04:25:22Z
dc.date.available2005-02-08T08:00:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-01-04T04:25:22Z
dc.date.created2005-01en_US
dc.date.issued2005-01-10en_US
dc.date.submittedJanuary 2005en_US
dc.description.abstractInnovation is the fundamental driver for the advancement of societies. The advent of the Industrial Revolution in the 17th century precipitated a dramatic increase in the rate of innovation. Societies of the time struggled in how to deal with the rapid changes that resulted from these innovations and their application. Present day society is no different. Innovations in today’s society have the ability to be widely adopted and the potential to affect far larger segments of the population that previous innovations. The rapid rise of genetic modification is one such innovation. This innovative technology has been widely adopted by the drug and agriculture industries and as a result, it has impacted all segments of Canadian society. This thesis examines how Canadian society has dealt with the specific innovation of agricultural biotechnology, or the genetic modification of plants. The commercialization of genetically modified plants has resulted in regulatory challenges for the government, intellectual property and liability concerns for industry and consumer acceptance issues within the general public. By researching the interaction and relationships between government regulators, private firms and consumer organizations, it is possible to identify how Canada has reacted to the challenge of regulating agricultural biotechnology. The interdisciplinary framework necessary to accomplish this requires conceptual contributions from economics, political science and sociology. In the development of the innovation, or innovative product, the regulatory approval process requires a risk analysis for all new plant varieties. This risk analysis process is comprised of risk assessment, risk management and risk communication. This thesis argues that risk and the application of risk analysis is appropriate for pre-commercialization, but once the innovative product is in the marketplace, any failure regarding this product can be viewed as a potential liability. The management of and communication about liabilities differs from that of risk management and communication. The key theme of this research is to examine how regulators in Canada have attempted to regulate post-commercialization liabilities and to identify what governance structures or institutions are essential for the regulation of post-commercialization liabilities.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-02072005-135411en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectregulationen_US
dc.subjectbiotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectliabilityen_US
dc.titleA decade of regulating agricultural biotechnology liability in Canada : a case study from 1994 - 2004en_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentInterdisciplinary Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)en_US

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