The significance of cost recovery for the regulation of agricultural health

Outhwaite, Opi M., Black, Rob and Laycock, Angela (2008) The significance of cost recovery for the regulation of agricultural health. Journal of Law and Society, 35 (S1). pp. 126-148. ISSN 0263-323X (print) 1467-6478 (electronic)

Abstract

This paper attempts to link theory, method, and findings in order to illustrate how an empirical approach enabled new insights into an as yet little researched field of law to be obtained. It is argued that this approach allows
researchers to gain an understanding of law which exceeds the understanding gained through doctrinal or positivist analysis1 and which is sufficiently rigorous to ensure truly `grounded' findings. In the first part of the paper the field of research is introduced and its increasing relevance emphasized. This is followed by an overview of the relevant international legal frameworks, the methodological background to the research, and the relevant national legal background. Together, these highlight the interaction between the research question and the methodological approach adopted, and provide the
context for the discussion of findings that follows. One particular aspect of the findings, the impact of the financial model applied to the regulatory authority, is presented in detail.

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