The new regulation and governance of food : beyond the food crisis? / / Terry Marsden ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820031003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, 2009
• ISBN: 1-135-91002-2; 1-282-25683-1; 9786612256837; 0-203-87772-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in human geography ; ; 29
• Altri autori (Persone): MarsdenTerry
• Disciplina: 363.8
• Soggetti: Food industry and trade - Government policy; Food industry and trade - Safety measures; Food - Europe - Safety measures
• 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: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Preface; Methodological Note; Part I Exploring the Anatomy of the Food Crisis; 1 The Anatomy of the Food Crisis: Regulating the Risk Geographies of Agri-Food in the 21st Century; 2 Handling Biosecurity Risk: The Foot and Mouth Outbreak 2001; 3 Genetic Disorders: Resistance, Regulation and GM Food and Feed; Part II The Evolving Hybrid Model; 4 State Failures and Failures of the State; 5 A New Regulatory Terrain: The Emerging Public/Private Model in Europe; 6 Building Relationships in a New Phase of Contested Accountability in the UK: Incorporating the New Public-Private Model of Food RegulationPart III Operating the Hybrid Model: Case Studies of Regulatory Supply Chains; 7 The Cutting Edge of Retail Grocery Competition: The Case of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chain; 8 The Operation of the Hybrid Model: The Case of Red Meat; Part IV Key Contemporary Dynamics of Regulation; 9 The New Institutional Fabric: The Public Management of Food Risks; 10 Food Risk and Precaution: The Precautionary Principle in Practice; 11 From Europeanisation to Globalisation of the Public-Private Model of ; Food Regulation12 Conclusions: Continuities and Challenges; Appendix to Chapter 5; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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