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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... Changes in beef consumption ( October - November 2000 ) 5.2 Cases of BSE ( 1987-2001 ) 70 84 86 5.3 Distribution of risk material in the food chain 87 8.1 Regulation of coffee in the global market 205 8.2 Fair trade - based regulation ...
... Changes in beef consumption ( October - November 2000 ) 5.2 Cases of BSE ( 1987-2001 ) 70 84 86 5.3 Distribution of risk material in the food chain 87 8.1 Regulation of coffee in the global market 205 8.2 Fair trade - based regulation ...
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... ? Should contemporary consumer worries about their food be consid- ered a concern for psychologists , or does responding to them require drastic changes in modern society's organisation of its food supply ? 1 1. Introduction.
... ? Should contemporary consumer worries about their food be consid- ered a concern for psychologists , or does responding to them require drastic changes in modern society's organisation of its food supply ? 1 1. Introduction.
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Issues and Challenges Peter Oosterveer. changes in modern society's organisation of its food supply ? What would such ... changes . Over the last decades , the growth in the volume of the world trade in 2 Global governance of food ...
Issues and Challenges Peter Oosterveer. changes in modern society's organisation of its food supply ? What would such ... changes . Over the last decades , the growth in the volume of the world trade in 2 Global governance of food ...
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... changes , taking place over the last decades , have had radical impacts in dif- ferent domains . ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SAFETY IMPACTS OF GLOBALISING FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION Concerns about environmental , social and human health ...
... changes , taking place over the last decades , have had radical impacts in dif- ferent domains . ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SAFETY IMPACTS OF GLOBALISING FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION Concerns about environmental , social and human health ...
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... change . Opinions differ very much , however , on the content and on the ways in which to establish adequate new regula- tory regimes ( Tickell and Peck , 1995 ) . The cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE ) , or ' mad cow ...
... change . Opinions differ very much , however , on the content and on the ways in which to establish adequate new regula- tory regimes ( Tickell and Peck , 1995 ) . The cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE ) , or ' mad cow ...
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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