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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... Organisation and food regulation 2.3 The global flow of MPA : risking human health 2.4 Political consumerism : adopting chickens 3.1 The making of chocolate 3.2 8.1 Farmers ' markets in the UK Fairtrade criteria for coffee 8.2 An ...
... Organisation and food regulation 2.3 The global flow of MPA : risking human health 2.4 Political consumerism : adopting chickens 3.1 The making of chocolate 3.2 8.1 Farmers ' markets in the UK Fairtrade criteria for coffee 8.2 An ...
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... Organisation Foot and Mouth Disease Food Standards Organisation ( UK ) Global Aquaculture Alliance General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Gross Domestic Product Global Environmental Mechanism Genetically Modified Genetically Modified ...
... Organisation Foot and Mouth Disease Food Standards Organisation ( UK ) Global Aquaculture Alliance General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Gross Domestic Product Global Environmental Mechanism Genetically Modified Genetically Modified ...
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... Organisation Organic Consumers Association ( US ) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Organisation Internationale des Epizootiques Polychlorinated Biphenyl Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Technical Barrier to Trade ...
... Organisation Organic Consumers Association ( US ) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Organisation Internationale des Epizootiques Polychlorinated Biphenyl Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Technical Barrier to Trade ...
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... organisation of food production and consumption has changed dramati- cally over the last 30 years or so as more and more food is transported all over the globe . However , what are the environmental impacts and health consequences of ...
... organisation of food production and consumption has changed dramati- cally over the last 30 years or so as more and more food is transported all over the globe . However , what are the environmental impacts and health consequences of ...
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... organisation of con- temporary food production and consumption ( particularly environmental and health ) are conceptualised and regulated . Before presenting the central questions to be addressed in this study and the theoretical ...
... organisation of con- temporary food production and consumption ( particularly environmental and health ) are conceptualised and regulated . Before presenting the central questions to be addressed in this study and the theoretical ...
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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