Handbook of the international political economy of agriculture and food / edited by Alessandro Bonanno, Sam Houston State University, USA, Lawrence Busch, Michigan State University, USA.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonanno, Alessandro, editor.

Busch, Lawrence, editor.

Series:

Handbooks of research on international political economy.

Handbooks of Research on International Political Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and politics.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book tackles the central question of the political and structural changes and characteristics that govern agriculture and food. Original contributions explore this highly globalized economic sector by analyzing salient geographical regions and substantive topics. Along with chapters that investigate agri-food in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania, the book includes contributions that cover topics such as labor, science and technology, the financialization of agri-food, and supermarkets.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; The international political economy of agriculture and food: An introduction; PART I THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD: SELECTED COUNTRIES AND REGIONS; 1. The political economy of agriculture in Southern Africa; 2. "100% pure"? Private governance efforts to mitigate the effects of "dirty dairying" on New Zealand's environment; 3. The political economy of agri-food in Mexico; 4. Argentina's agri-food transformations in the context of globalization: Changing ways of farming

5. The political economy of agriculture in Colombia: An unfinished business6. Brazilian farmers, quality and markets; 7. The political economy of agriculture and food in North America: Toward convergence or divergence?; 8. Transition of agriculture and agricultural policies in Japan: From postwar to the neoliberal era; 9. The European Common Agricultural Policy: A tale of slow adjustment to neoliberal globalization; 10. An overview of Spanish agriculture in the 21st century; PART II SELECTED THEMES OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

11. The political economy of agri-food: Supermarkets12. Finance and the food system; 13. The political economy of labor relations in agriculture and food; 14. The political economy of alternative agriculture in Italy; 15. Animal welfare: The challenges of implementing a common legislation in Europe; 16. International political economy of agricultural research and development; 17. Gender and the international political economy of agri-food; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78254-826-2