The European Community EC has embarked on an ambitious legislative program for the new economy. In European Community Law for the New Economy professor Lucas Be... » 

The European Community EC has embarked on an ambitious legislative program for the new economy. In European Community Law for the New Economy professor Lucas Bergkamp analyzes the ECrsquos current and proposed new economy legislation. The new economy according to Bergkamp is not only the internet the information society and biotechnology but also a different kind of ldquooldrdquo economy a different kind of corporate governance and a different kind of government. Accordingly in addition to the EC ecommerce data protection and biotechnology legislation this book discusses also the grand principles of EC policy making such as sustainable development and the precautionary principle the theory of corporate social responsibility and EC government reform. With its wideranging insightful and engaging analyses and devoid of obliquity EC Law for the New Economy is a unique publication. This book must be read by everybody who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the effects of EC legislation the root causes of regulatory failures and possible solutions to these problems. It is of interest to lawyers politicians policy makers government officials political scientists advanced students and autodidacts. Lucas Bergkamp is a lawyer at the Brussels Bar and Professor of International Liability Law Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands.nbsp «