The economics of regulation in agriculture : compliance with public and private standards / edited by Floor Brouwer, Glenn Fox and Roel Jongeneel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brouwer, Floor.

Fox, Glenn.

Jongeneel, Roel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Environmental aspects.

Agricultural laws and legislation--Compliance costs.

Agricultural laws and legislation.

Agriculture and state.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 278 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.

Summary:

Farmers are increasingly subject to regulations and standards for environmental protection, food safety and animal welfare. These regulations are necessary, but a concern commonly expressed by farmers is that compliance is costly and has adverse effects on competitiveness and business viability. As agriculture is increasingly integrated into the global trade market, different national regulatory compliance costs can have significant effects on trade flows. This book debates and investigates the cross-compliance system. It discusses cross-compliance in the context of existing standards, on-farm costs and the competitiveness of farm businesses. Analysing the economics of regulation both within the internal market of the EU and in the broader world market by examining a broad range of agricultural products, this book is a valuable resource for agriculture and resource economists and policy makers, as well as researchers and students in environmental and agricultural policy and modelling. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Floor Brouwer Brouwer, Floor, Glenn Fox Fox, Glenn, Roel Jongeneel Jongeneel, Roel 1

Part I Public Concerns - A Regional Perspective

2 The role of cross compliance in greening EU agricultural policy / Kaley Hart Hart, Kaley, Martin Farmer Farmer, Martin, David Baldock Baldock, David 9

3 State and federal responses to increasing input intensity in the US / Jonathan Winsten Winsten, Jonathan, Lynn G. Knight Knight, Lynn G. 29

4 Canadian agricultural environmental policy: from the right to farm to farming right / Predrag Rajsic Rajsic, Predrag, Elizabeth Ramlal Ramlal, Elizabeth, Glenn Fox Fox, Glenn 55

5 Decentralized, outcome oriented management of agricultural environmental issues in New Zealand / Anton Meister Meister, Anton, Nicole Beechey Beechey, Nicole 79

6 Voluntary certification schemes and legal standards in the EU / Roel Jongeneel Jongeneel, Roel, Thomas Herzfeld Herzfeld, Thomas 97

Part II Trade, Competitiveness and Public Concerns - A Commodity Approach

7 Environmental and health standards in the dairy sectors of the EU, the US and New Zealand / Irina Bezlepkina Bezlepkina, Irina, Roel Jongeneel Jongeneel, Roel, Floor Brouwer Brouwer, Floor, Koen Dillen Dillen, Koen, Anton Meister Meister, Anton, Kees de Roest Roest, Kees de, Matty Demont Demont, Matty 117

8 An EU/US perspective on nutrient management policies and growth hormone bans in the beef sector / Kees de Roest Roest, Kees de, Jonathan Winsten Winsten, Jonathan, Koen Dillen Dillen, Koen 131

9 Good agricultural and environmental conditions in the EU and their implications for international trade in cereals / Roel Jongeneel Jongeneel, Roel, Xavier Poux Poux, Xavier, Glenn Fox Fox, Glenn 147

10 Trade effects of environmental and animal welfare standards in the hog sectors of the EU, US and Canada / Kees de Roest Roest, Kees de, Jonathan Winsten Winsten, Jonathan, Predeg Rajsic Rajsic, Predeg, Koen Dillen Dillen, Koen 165

11 Environmental standards in the fruits and vegetables sector of Spain / Consuelo Varela-Ortega Varela-Ortega, Consuelo, Paloma Esteve Esteve, Paloma 181

Part III Emerging Policy Perspectives

12 Evaluating WTO institutions for resolving trade disputes involving non-tariff measures: four cases involving Brazil / Silvia Helena Gaivão de Miranda Miranda, Silvia Helena Gaivão de 197

13 Meeting standards in EU agriculture: the changing policy context / Vicki Swales Swales, Vicki 215

14 The pollution haven hypothesis and the location of livestock production: two North American case studies / Alfons Weersink Weersink, Alfons 233

15 Cost effectiveness of sediment abatement policies in potato production: assessing policies in Canada, the Netherlands and the US / John Baptist D. Jatoe Jatoe, John Baptist D., Alfons Weersink Weersink, Alfons, B. James Deaton Deaton, B. James, Emmanuel K. Yiridoe Yiridoe, Emmanuel K. 247

16 Environmental compliance costs in developed country agricultures: implications for trade and competitiveness / Glenn Fox Fox, Glenn, Floor Brouwer Brouwer, Floor 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781845935573

1845935578

OCLC:

793421784