After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, more than 400 million people suddenly found themselves in a new reality, a dramatic transition from state socialist and centrally planned workers' states to liberal democracy (in most cases) and free markets. Thirty years later, postsocialist citizens...

The postcommunist countries were amongst the most fervent and committed adopters of neoliberal economic reforms. Not only did they manage to overcome the anticipated domestic opposition to 'shock therapy' and Washington Consensus reforms, but many fulfilled the membership requirements of the...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Regulatory Federalism and the EU -- 2 Environmental Regulation in the EU -- 3 Environmental Regulation in the United States -- 4 Environmental Regulation in Germany -- 5 Environmental Regulation in Australia and Canada -- 6 Food and Drug Safety...