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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... particular production or processing methods . The subject of this book therefore fits well into the contemporary public and political debates in many developed countries . Concerns about food , particularly its health and environmental ...
... particular production or processing methods . The subject of this book therefore fits well into the contemporary public and political debates in many developed countries . Concerns about food , particularly its health and environmental ...
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... particular meat product concerned : beef ( US , Canada , EU , Australia , New Zealand , Argentina , Brazil and Uru- guay ) ; pork ( EU , US and Canada ) ; lamb ( Australia and New Zealand ) , and poultry ( US and EU ) . The larger ...
... particular meat product concerned : beef ( US , Canada , EU , Australia , New Zealand , Argentina , Brazil and Uru- guay ) ; pork ( EU , US and Canada ) ; lamb ( Australia and New Zealand ) , and poultry ( US and EU ) . The larger ...
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... particular , environ- mental problems and food safety concerns have contributed to sometimes intensive public debates about the global provisioning of food and are used to justify proposals for radical reforms in food policies and ...
... particular , environ- mental problems and food safety concerns have contributed to sometimes intensive public debates about the global provisioning of food and are used to justify proposals for radical reforms in food policies and ...
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... particular geographical region can now travel around the world on aeroplanes in a matter of hours ( see the examples of bird flu in Asia in 2004 and 2005 , and foot - and - mouth disease in the UK in 2003 ) . In addition , mistakes in ...
... particular geographical region can now travel around the world on aeroplanes in a matter of hours ( see the examples of bird flu in Asia in 2004 and 2005 , and foot - and - mouth disease in the UK in 2003 ) . In addition , mistakes in ...
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... particular form of governance arrangement and , if so , in what way ? How can innovative governance arrangements in food production and consumption deal with the continuous interaction between local and global level dynamics ? How would ...
... particular form of governance arrangement and , if so , in what way ? How can innovative governance arrangements in food production and consumption deal with the continuous interaction between local and global level dynamics ? How would ...
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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