02739nam 2200625Ia 450 991078400710332120230721025444.01-280-81199-497866108119911-84593-186-6(CKB)1000000000337479(EBL)289901(OCoLC)181156534(SSID)ssj0000163600(PQKBManifestationID)11162798(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163600(PQKBWorkID)10117115(PQKB)11028319(MiAaPQ)EBC289901(Au-PeEL)EBL289901(CaPaEBR)ebr10167235(CaONFJC)MIL81199(OCoLC)228502092(EXLCZ)99100000000033747920060717d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal supply chains, standards and the poor[electronic resource] how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty /edited by Johan F.M. SwinnenWallingford CABIc20071 online resource (338 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84593-185-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; PART I: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND STANDARDS; PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON CHANGES AND EFFECTS; PART III: THE POLICY AGENDA; Index;Using original research from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, this book reviews the recent restructuring of the global agri-food industry and the dramatic rise of global retail chains in developing and transition countries. It focuses on the private standards and requirements imposed by multinational companies investing in these countries and the resulting changes to existing supply chains. It also examines the impact of these changes on local producers, particularly poor farmers, and considers the long-term policy implications in terms of growth and poverty.Business logisticsDeveloping countriesFood industry and tradeDeveloping countriesGlobalizationDeveloping countriesNutrition policyDeveloping countriesBusiness logisticsFood industry and tradeGlobalizationNutrition policy363.856091724Swinnen Johan F. M.1962-907791MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784007103321Global supply chains, standards and the poor3810176UNINA