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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... consequences . Suzanne , Hanne , Tim , Micheline and Lise , thank you very much for being so considerate during these years . I hope that the future will bring many opportunities to make up for at least some of the missed moments . 1 ...
... consequences . Suzanne , Hanne , Tim , Micheline and Lise , thank you very much for being so considerate during these years . I hope that the future will bring many opportunities to make up for at least some of the missed moments . 1 ...
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... consequences of such globalised food provisioning ? Can the conventional nation - state - based regulation adequately deal with these environmental and food safety risks in the changing circumstances ? Alternatively , are alterna- tive ...
... consequences of such globalised food provisioning ? Can the conventional nation - state - based regulation adequately deal with these environmental and food safety risks in the changing circumstances ? Alternatively , are alterna- tive ...
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... consequence of these changing risks and the involvement of more and different social actors in food governance is a proliferation of different regulatory responses . 18 Traditionally , environmental and food safety regula- tion was the ...
... consequence of these changing risks and the involvement of more and different social actors in food governance is a proliferation of different regulatory responses . 18 Traditionally , environmental and food safety regula- tion was the ...
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... consequences generally associated with this process . They conclude that ' vertical co - ordination through contracting or organisational integration permits down- stream interests to exert unprecedented influence over farming practices ...
... consequences generally associated with this process . They conclude that ' vertical co - ordination through contracting or organisational integration permits down- stream interests to exert unprecedented influence over farming practices ...
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... consequences . Social sciences are charged with guiding decision - making processes and risk - communication strategies as well as with analysing the ( potential ) distributive impacts in society of the risks and the related policy ...
... consequences . Social sciences are charged with guiding decision - making processes and risk - communication strategies as well as with analysing the ( potential ) distributive impacts in society of the risks and the related policy ...
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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