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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462571103321

Autore

Hansen Henning Otte <1959-, >

Titolo

Food economics : industry and markets / / Henning Otte Hansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-07503-4

0-203-06647-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (799 p.)

Collana

Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; ; 6

Disciplina

381/.41

Soggetti

Food industry and trade

Produce trade

Food supply - Political aspects

Globalization - Economic aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1 The uniqueness of food markets; 2 Food crises; 3 The food sector during economic development; 4 Food clusters; 5 Globalisation and food markets; 6 Newly industrialised countries, developing countries and food markets; 7 Food demand; 8 Food market policy; 9 The structure of the food industry; 10 Cooperatives in the food sector; 11 Mergers and acquisitions in the food industry: drivers and results; 12 International food business; 13 Models and methods in international food business; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased vertical integration and changes to market structure. Companies grow bigger in order to obtain economies of scale and issues and such as food security, quality, obesity and health are ever important factors.This textbook analyzes the structure of the world's food economy, with particularly strong coverage on the root causes of periodic food crises and the impact of WTO measures and other agricultural policies. Bio-energy, cooperatives, regional trading blocs and liberalization are all placed



under the microscope.The result is an internationally focused account of the role of food markets today with history and future trends and prospects analyzed alongside contemporary issues"--