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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... interest- ingly , this trade is not dominated by developed countries but by Thailand , Vietnam and China , and 90 per cent of the rice is imported by other devel- oping countries such as Indonesia , the Philippines , Bangladesh , Iran ...
... interest- ingly , this trade is not dominated by developed countries but by Thailand , Vietnam and China , and 90 per cent of the rice is imported by other devel- oping countries such as Indonesia , the Philippines , Bangladesh , Iran ...
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... interest for social scientists . Al- though the origin of these concerns may vary , nowadays they are generally closely associated with the process of globalisation . In particular , environ- mental problems and food safety concerns ...
... interest for social scientists . Al- though the origin of these concerns may vary , nowadays they are generally closely associated with the process of globalisation . In particular , environ- mental problems and food safety concerns ...
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... interest and citizen participation in the decision - making practices de- veloped through different innovative governance arrangements ? In addition , can different concerns ( environmental , health , ethical and social ) be com- bined ...
... interest and citizen participation in the decision - making practices de- veloped through different innovative governance arrangements ? In addition , can different concerns ( environmental , health , ethical and social ) be com- bined ...
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... interests to exert unprecedented influence over farming practices in which they are not directly engaged ' ( p . 423 ) . This influence may have negative environmental effects , for example , when aesthetic requirements stimulate ...
... interests to exert unprecedented influence over farming practices in which they are not directly engaged ' ( p . 423 ) . This influence may have negative environmental effects , for example , when aesthetic requirements stimulate ...
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... interest through them ( Lake , 1999 ) .5 The need for effective international co - ordination may nevertheless result in the development and implementation of a persistent and well - connected set of rules and regulatory practices ...
... interest through them ( Lake , 1999 ) .5 The need for effective international co - ordination may nevertheless result in the development and implementation of a persistent and well - connected set of rules and regulatory practices ...
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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