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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... created the basis for , sometimes long distance , trade in food . Therefore , food trade has existed since the first agricultural activities although the actual trade practices have altered continuously over the years . Recently the ...
... created the basis for , sometimes long distance , trade in food . Therefore , food trade has existed since the first agricultural activities although the actual trade practices have altered continuously over the years . Recently the ...
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... creating favourable conditions for the expansion and lengthening of food supply chains ( Bonanno et al . , 1994 ) .10 This conceptualisation of the ' hyperglobalisation of food supply ' is elaborated further using the ' commodity chain ...
... creating favourable conditions for the expansion and lengthening of food supply chains ( Bonanno et al . , 1994 ) .10 This conceptualisation of the ' hyperglobalisation of food supply ' is elaborated further using the ' commodity chain ...
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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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