The New Regulation and Governance of Food (Routledge Studies in Human Geography) - Softcover

Marsden, Terry; Lee, Robert; Flynn, Andrew; Thankappan, Samarthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415654521 ISBN 13: 9780415654524

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Major questions surround who, how, and by what means should the interests of government, the private sector, or consumers hold authority and powers over decisions concerning the production and consumption of foods. This book examines the development of food policy and regulation following the BSE (mad cow disease) crisis of the late 1990s, and traces the changing relationships between three key sets of actors: private interests, such as the corporate retailers; public regulators, such as the EU directorates and UK agencies; and consumer groups at EU and national levels. The authors explore how these interests deal with the conundrum of continuing to stimulate a corporately organised and increasingly globalised food system at the same time as creating a public and consumer-based legitimate framework for it. The analysis develops a new model and synthesis of food policy and regulation which reassesses these public/private sector responsibilities with new evidence and theoretical insights.

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About the Author

Terry Marsden, Robert Lee, Andrew Flynn and Samarthia Thankappan are all affiliated with the ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society at Cardiff University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415654521
• ISBN 13: 9780415654524
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364