Import Safety

Cary Coglianese is Deputy Dean of Penn Law, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Penn Program on Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania. Adam M. Finkel is Fellow and Executive Director of the Penn Program on Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania. David Zaring, also with the Penn Program on Regulation, is Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Visit the Penn Program on Regulation Import Safety web site for contributor bios and other details.

• PrefacePART I: PERSPECTIVES ON THE PROBLEM1. Consumer Protection in an Era of Globalization-Cary Coglianese, Adam M. Finkel, and David Zaring2. The Other China Trade Deficit: Export Safety Problems and Responses-Jacques deLisle3. Parochialism About the Safety of Imports-Jonathan BaronPART II: INTERNATIONAL TRADE INSTITUTIONS4. Import Safety Regulation and International Trade-Tracey Epps and Michael J. Trebilcock5. The Politics of Food Safety in the Age of Global Trade: The Codex Alimentarius Commission in the SPS Agreement of the WTO-Tim BÜthe6. Import Safety Rules and Generic Drug Markets-Kevin OuttersonPART III: TOWARD SMARTER REGULATION7. Forecasting Consumer Safety Violations and Violators-Richard Berk8. Risk-Based Regulation for Import Safety-Lorna Zach and Vicki Bier9. Solving the Problem of Scale: The European Approach to Import Safety and Security Concerns-Alberto AlemannoPART IV: LEVERAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR10. Importers as Regulators: Product Safety in a Globalized World-Kenneth A. Bamberger and Andrew T. Guzman11. Bonded Import Safety Warranties-Tom Baker12. Private Import Safety Regulation and Transnational New Governance-Errol MeidingerPART V: THE WAY FORWARD13. Delegated Governance: Consumer Safety in the Global Marketplace-David Zaring and Cary CoglianeseList of ContributorsIndexAcknowledgments

"Import Safety provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by both governments and domestic and foreign firms in protecting consumers from unsafe imported goods. It not only describes and documents the magnitude of this challenge but also offers a number of creative legal and administrative solutions to address it." (David Vogel, Solomon P. Lee Chair in Business Ethics, University of California, Berkeley) "An important book. I am impressed by the way it tackles the food safety problems created by globalization and explains why our current regulatory systems are failing to protect the public. Best, it offers highly innovative ways to solve food safety problems and should be welcomed by policy makers the world over. Anyone who cares about the safety of food and other imports needs to read this book." (Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University) "This timely volume provides a broad perspective on the complexities and problems involved in controlling the quality of imported products in world trade. . . . A valuable resource for anyone interested in this topic, which touches all of our lives." (Choice)