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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910449808203321
• Autore: Flynn Andrew
• 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.