Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption: Issues and ChallengesEdward Elgar Publishing, 2007 M01 1 - 294 pages The provision of food is undergoing radical transformations throughout the global community. Peter Oosterveer argues that, as a consequence, conventional national governmental regulations can no longer adequately respond to existing and emerging food risks and to environmental concerns. This book examines these challenges. |
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... addition , mistakes in the production or processing stages of food may have wide - ranging conse- quences , like dioxins in chicken ( 1999 ) and medroxyprogesterone - acetate ( MPA ) in pigs ( 2002 ) . ( See Box 2.3 in Chapter 2. ) The ...
... addition , mistakes in the production or processing stages of food may have wide - ranging conse- quences , like dioxins in chicken ( 1999 ) and medroxyprogesterone - acetate ( MPA ) in pigs ( 2002 ) . ( See Box 2.3 in Chapter 2. ) The ...
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... addition , can different concerns ( environmental , health , ethical and social ) be com- bined in one particular form of governance arrangement and , if so , in what way ? How can innovative governance arrangements in food production ...
... addition , can different concerns ( environmental , health , ethical and social ) be com- bined in one particular form of governance arrangement and , if so , in what way ? How can innovative governance arrangements in food production ...
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... addition , ' many non - governmental organisations ( NGOs ) , businesses , and communities are playing important roles in the emergence of global environmental governance as we know it ' ( Speth , 2002 : 13 ) . A restricted focus on ...
... addition , ' many non - governmental organisations ( NGOs ) , businesses , and communities are playing important roles in the emergence of global environmental governance as we know it ' ( Speth , 2002 : 13 ) . A restricted focus on ...
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Contents
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a conceptual framework | 41 |
4 Governments and the governance of food | 63 |
reflexive modernity and the BSE crisis | 81 |
6 Governing genetically modified food in the global network society | 111 |
7 Turning blue into green? | 147 |
labelling as new arrangements? | 193 |
9 Conclusions | 222 |
References | 236 |
The most important arguments used by proponents and opponents of GM foods | 274 |
The international environmental instruments influencing fisheries | 276 |
Index | 278 |
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