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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... considered the cause of threats for the safety of the food itself . " For example , the growth in international food trade has meant that pathogens that were once confined 6 Global governance of food production and consumption.
... considered the cause of threats for the safety of the food itself . " For example , the growth in international food trade has meant that pathogens that were once confined 6 Global governance of food production and consumption.
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... cause of natural resource degradation , as desperately poor farmers mine soil fertility and climb the hillsides in an effort to survive . ... Agricultural development , poverty reduction , and environmental sus- tainability are likely ...
... cause of natural resource degradation , as desperately poor farmers mine soil fertility and climb the hillsides in an effort to survive . ... Agricultural development , poverty reduction , and environmental sus- tainability are likely ...
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... cause food is intimately associated with everyday life and the physical sur- vival of human beings ( Fine , 1998 ) . Governing food production and con- sumption has therefore been part of the responsibilities of nation - state gov ...
... cause food is intimately associated with everyday life and the physical sur- vival of human beings ( Fine , 1998 ) . Governing food production and con- sumption has therefore been part of the responsibilities of nation - state gov ...
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... causes and effects in case of particular hazards and predict the possible health and environmental consequences . Social sciences are charged with guiding decision - making processes and risk - communication strategies as well as with ...
... causes and effects in case of particular hazards and predict the possible health and environmental consequences . Social sciences are charged with guiding decision - making processes and risk - communication strategies as well as with ...
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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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