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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... social theorists . Without the intensive discussions on social theory in this group , I would never have been able to bridge the gap between 1982 and 2000 , the years xi Preface.
... social theorists . Without the intensive discussions on social theory in this group , I would never have been able to bridge the gap between 1982 and 2000 , the years xi Preface.
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... social programs , such as edu- cation , health care and housing , in the banana producing countries . Regular ba- nanas have a bruised background by comparison . ... Fair trade bananas ' with their social justice flavour ' appeal to ...
... social programs , such as edu- cation , health care and housing , in the banana producing countries . Regular ba- nanas have a bruised background by comparison . ... Fair trade bananas ' with their social justice flavour ' appeal to ...
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... social concerns should be of special interest for social scientists . Al- though the origin of these concerns may vary , nowadays they are generally closely associated with the process of globalisation . In particular , environ- mental ...
... social concerns should be of special interest for social scientists . Al- though the origin of these concerns may vary , nowadays they are generally closely associated with the process of globalisation . In particular , environ- mental ...
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... Social science literature on globalisa- tion , food risks and food consumption is reviewed in Chapter 2 in order to position this study in the wider field of social analysis of food production and consumption and to identify the key ...
... Social science literature on globalisa- tion , food risks and food consumption is reviewed in Chapter 2 in order to position this study in the wider field of social analysis of food production and consumption and to identify the key ...
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... social sci- ences . Societies in this so - called ' second modernity ' can no longer be un- derstood with the help of sociological concepts developed during the first , or ' simple ' , modernity ( Beck and Willms , 2004 ) . New concepts ...
... social sci- ences . Societies in this so - called ' second modernity ' can no longer be un- derstood with the help of sociological concepts developed during the first , or ' simple ' , modernity ( Beck and Willms , 2004 ) . New concepts ...
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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