How nations choose product standards and standards change nations / Samuel Krislov.

Author/creator Krislov, Samuel
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press,
Descriptionviii, 264 p. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesPitt 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-258) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 96045919
ISBN082293969X (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0822956225 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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