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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... and GM food ? Should contemporary consumer worries about their food be consid- ered a concern for psychologists , or does responding to them require drastic changes in modern society's organisation of its food supply ? 1 1. Introduction.
... and GM food ? Should contemporary consumer worries about their food be consid- ered a concern for psychologists , or does responding to them require drastic changes in modern society's organisation of its food supply ? 1 1. Introduction.
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... require further study through empirical and conceptual reflection . The central objective of this study is therefore ... requires a combination of theoretical conceptu- alisation and empirical research . The remainder of this book will ...
... require further study through empirical and conceptual reflection . The central objective of this study is therefore ... requires a combination of theoretical conceptu- alisation and empirical research . The remainder of this book will ...
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... require the use of new conceptual frameworks . This goal will be pursued in Chapter 3 , where I will try to build on recent innovative thinking in social theory . In particular , Manuel Castells ' concept of ' the global network society ...
... require the use of new conceptual frameworks . This goal will be pursued in Chapter 3 , where I will try to build on recent innovative thinking in social theory . In particular , Manuel Castells ' concept of ' the global network society ...
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... requires conceptual tools that better fit the problems facing the transforming globalising food production and consumption prac- tices , such as the emergence of new food risks and the shifting role of the nation - states in governing ...
... requires conceptual tools that better fit the problems facing the transforming globalising food production and consumption prac- tices , such as the emergence of new food risks and the shifting role of the nation - states in governing ...
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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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