Exotic Pests and Diseases: Biology and Economics for ...

Exotic pests and diseases have long been an important concern in agriculture. The problem is becoming increasingly urgent and complex because agricultural trade has been liberalized worldwide, and as a consequence, the probability of spreading a disease or a pest through national borders has become a real threat, not only for the agricultural industry but also for human health and the natural environment.brpbrpThis edited volume's list of international contributors reads like a Who's Who of international agricultural research! This book includes ten interdisciplinary case studies that focus on specific pests or diseases that represent a range of threats to U.S. agriculture, wild lands and the urban landscape, and possible government responses to these threats. Each chapter combines, in an original fashion, biological foundations and implications for the public, giving powerful insights to a series of public policy issues of national and international relevance. In many instances, economic analysis of alternative policies is included.brpExotic pest control is discussed in a public good general framework, and under the international regulatory laws comprised by the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol of the WTO.Preface.pContributors.pChapter 1 Introduction and Overview.pChapter 2 Economics of Exotic Pests Policy.pChapter 3 An Overview of Regulatory and Institutional Aspect of Exotic Pests and Disease Control.pChapter 4 International Trade Law and the Control of Exotic Pests.pChapter 5 Historical Perspectives on Exotic Pests and Diseases in California Agriculture.pbCase Studies.p/bChapter 6 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Lessons from the United Kingdom.pChapter 7 Potential Impact of a Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak.pChapter 8 Risk Assessment of Plant Parasitic Nematodes.pChapter 9 Ex-Ante Economics of Exotic Disease Policy: Citrus Canker in California.pChapter 10 An Insect Pest for Agricultural, Urban, and Wildlif