03591oam 2200697I 450 991046257110332120200520144314.01-135-07503-40-203-06647-210.4324/9780203066478 (CKB)2670000000357831(EBL)1186406(SSID)ssj0000873488(PQKBManifestationID)12428379(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873488(PQKBWorkID)10877465(PQKB)11203820(OCoLC)849925202(MiAaPQ)EBC1186406(PPN)175851344(Au-PeEL)EBL1186406(CaPaEBR)ebr10699366(CaONFJC)MIL487088(OCoLC)843642537(OCoLC)843861806(EXLCZ)99267000000035783120180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFood economics industry and markets /Henning Otte HansenAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (799 p.)Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ;6Description based upon print version of record.0-415-60461-3 0-415-60459-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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"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"--Provided by publisher.Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ;6.Food industry and tradeProduce tradeFood supplyPolitical aspectsGlobalizationEconomic aspectsElectronic books.Food industry and trade.Produce trade.Food supplyPolitical aspects.GlobalizationEconomic aspects.381/.41Hansen Henning Otte1959-,932442MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462571103321Food economics2098314UNINA