How nations choose product standards and standards change nations / Samuel Krislov.
| Author/creator | Krislov, Samuel |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, |
| Description | viii, 264 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Pitt series in policy and institutional studies |
| Contents | A standard primer: an introduction to standards: what they do and do not do. The diverse strands of standardization. The many faces of standards -- American standards: a system that just grew: Standards in American history. The American "system" of standards -- Other systems, other functions: Standards in the European Community: building blocks toward integration? Standards and the Japanese miracle: the politics and economics of quality. Standards as boundaries: the abortive efforts of Soviet Europe -- Becoming and evolving: the future of standards: The evolution of standards and the processes of formalization. World of increasing sameness? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-258) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 96045919 |
| ISBN | 082293969X (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0822956225 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |