02817nam 2200661Ia 450 991096179300332120250725132859.01-280-81199-497866108119911-84593-186-6(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 how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty /edited by Johan F.M. Swinnen1st ed.Wallingford 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.Global supply chains, standards & the poorBusiness logisticsDeveloping countriesFood industry and tradeDeveloping countriesGlobalizationDeveloping countriesNutrition policyDeveloping countriesBusiness logisticsFood industry and tradeGlobalizationNutrition policy363.856091724Swinnen Johan F. M.1962-907791MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQUkOxUBOOK9910961793003321Global supply chains, standards and the poor4410680UNINA