Import Safety: Regulatory Governance in the Global Economy

On World Food Day in October 2008, former president Bill Clinton finally accepted decade—old criticism directed at his administration's pursuit of free—trade deals with little regard for food safety, child labor, or workers' rights. "We all blew it, including me when I was president. We blew it. We were wrong to believe that food was like some other product in international trade." Clinton's public admission came at a time when consumers in the United States were hearing unsettling stories ...