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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449808203321

Autore

Flynn Andrew

Titolo

Consuming Interests [[electronic resource] ] : The Social Provision of Foods

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

1-135-35800-1

1-280-22422-3

9786610224227

0-203-98014-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Collana

Consumption and space Consuming interests

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisonMichelle

MarsdenTerry

Disciplina

338.4/7664

338.47664

Soggetti

Consumer protection

Food -- Marketing

Food adulteration and inspection

Food industry and trade -- Social aspects

Food law and legislation

Food industry and trade - Social aspects

Food adulteration and inspection - Marketing

Food

Business & Economics

Agricultural Economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Consuming interests: The social provision of foods; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface: Food and the state, the state of food; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Regulation, retailing and consumption: deregulating states and concerned consumers; Part I Concepts and framework; 2 Food policy and regulation; 3 Restructuring and retailing; 4 Citizenship, consumption and food rights; Part II National strategies;



5 Food consumers: The limits of formal and collective representation; 6 The retailers: The emergence of retailer-led food governance; 7 Evolving models of food regulation

Part III Local strategies8 Local retail-consumption spaces and hierarchies; 9 The nationalisation of food regulation: Coping with space; 10 The local regulatory interface: Enforcement practice on the ground; 11 Conclusions: Retailing, regulation and consumption; Appendix: The social research methods employed in the study; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Combining theory, research and policy Consuming Interests provides a topical interdisciplinary exploration into the nature of food          provision, policy and regulation. The book provides a detailed examination of corporate retailers, state agencies and consumer organisations involved in the food sector.  The analysis explores questions including: * what can the public expect from the state* what limits are there on state action* what are the most appropriate balancesbetween public and private interests in the provision of 'quality' foods.