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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... and global character of food risks and these crises and their related policy debates will be analysed in Chapters 4 and 5 respectively . 16 GOVERNING ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SAFETY RISKS Repeatedly , the existing Introduction 7.
... and global character of food risks and these crises and their related policy debates will be analysed in Chapters 4 and 5 respectively . 16 GOVERNING ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SAFETY RISKS Repeatedly , the existing Introduction 7.
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... existing governmental regulations dealing with food production and consumption . Not only new problems and concerns about food , but also new social actors are exerting pressure on conventional regulatory practices . More and more ...
... existing governmental regulations dealing with food production and consumption . Not only new problems and concerns about food , but also new social actors are exerting pressure on conventional regulatory practices . More and more ...
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... existing national governmental regulations addressing food - related environmental and health concerns . However , many aspects of such innovative governance arrangements remain unclear , con- ceptually as well as empirically . How can ...
... existing national governmental regulations addressing food - related environmental and health concerns . However , many aspects of such innovative governance arrangements remain unclear , con- ceptually as well as empirically . How can ...
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... existing government - based regulations of food , both at national and international ( EU and WTO ) levels . The second part , covering chapters 5-8 , will present the results of four case studies . These cases were selected to gather ...
... existing government - based regulations of food , both at national and international ( EU and WTO ) levels . The second part , covering chapters 5-8 , will present the results of four case studies . These cases were selected to gather ...
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... existing , more conventional regulatory mechanisms . Chapter 9 , finally , resumes the discussion on the central question formu- lated above and summarises the main findings from the different case stud- ies . This chapter concludes ...
... existing , more conventional regulatory mechanisms . Chapter 9 , finally , resumes the discussion on the central question formu- lated above and summarises the main findings from the different case stud- ies . This chapter concludes ...
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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