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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... consumers and governments in Western Europe were trying to adjust to the BSE crisis , and while I am finishing the ... production or processing methods . The subject of this book therefore fits well into the contemporary public and ...
... consumers and governments in Western Europe were trying to adjust to the BSE crisis , and while I am finishing the ... production or processing methods . The subject of this book therefore fits well into the contemporary public and ...
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... 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 such globalised 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 such globalised food ...
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... 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 notions ... production and consumption.
... 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 notions ... production and consumption.
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... production in 2000 with a value of US $ 55.2 billion . Moreover , this trade ... consumers ( Clay , 2004 ) . The ( relative ) quantities of food and food ... consumers at the expense of local food producers and food proc- essors is ...
... production in 2000 with a value of US $ 55.2 billion . Moreover , this trade ... consumers ( Clay , 2004 ) . The ( relative ) quantities of food and food ... consumers at the expense of local food producers and food proc- essors is ...
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... PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION Concerns about environmental , social and human health impacts of food production and consumption seem to have become increasingly important in the everyday lives of consumers , political authorities , NGOs ...
... PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION Concerns about environmental , social and human health impacts of food production and consumption seem to have become increasingly important in the everyday lives of consumers , political authorities , NGOs ...
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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