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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... presence of the " natural " at both the beginning and the end of the systems of food provision - both in agriculture and in palatability ' ( Fine , 1998 : 8 ) . The organic ( or biological ) nature of food has implications throughout ...
... presence of the " natural " at both the beginning and the end of the systems of food provision - both in agriculture and in palatability ' ( Fine , 1998 : 8 ) . The organic ( or biological ) nature of food has implications throughout ...
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... presence of different pollutants from in- dustry in the natural environment , the declining attractiveness of the coun- tryside , reduction of biodiversity and the unethical treatment of farm ani- mals ( Kirchmann and Thorvaldsson ...
... presence of different pollutants from in- dustry in the natural environment , the declining attractiveness of the coun- tryside , reduction of biodiversity and the unethical treatment of farm ani- mals ( Kirchmann and Thorvaldsson ...
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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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