Consuming interests : the social provision of foods / / Terry Marsden, Andrew Flynn, Michelle Harrison

• Autore: Marsden Terry
• Pubblicazione: London, : UCL Press; [New York, : Routledge], 2000; London : , : UCL Press; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4/7664
• Soggetto topico: Food industry and trade - Social aspects; Food contamination; Food law and legislation; Food - Marketing; Consumer protection
• Altri autori: FlynnAndrew <1969-> HarrisonMichelle <1968->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-212) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Consuming interests: The social provision of foods; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface: Food and the state, the state of food; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Regulation, retailing and consumption: deregulating states and concerned consumers; Part I Concepts and framework; 2 Food policy and regulation; 3 Restructuring and retailing; 4 Citizenship, consumption and food rights; Part II National strategies; 5 Food consumers: The limits of formal and collective representation; 6 The retailers: The emergence of retailer-led food governance; 7 Evolving models of food regulation ; Part III Local strategies8 Local retail-consumption spaces and hierarchies; 9 The nationalisation of food regulation: Coping with space; 10 The local regulatory interface: Enforcement practice on the ground; 11 Conclusions: Retailing, regulation and consumption; Appendix: The social research methods employed in the study; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Combining theory, research and policy Consuming Interests provides a topical interdisciplinary exploration into the nature of food provision, policy and regulation. The book provides a detailed examination of corporate retailers, state agencies and consumer organisations involved in the food sector. The analysis explores questions including: * what can the public expect from the state* what limits are there on state action* what are the most appropriate balancesbetween public and private interests in the provision of 'quality' foods.
• Titolo autorizzato: Consuming interests
• ISBN: 1-135-35800-1; 1-280-22422-3; 9786610224227; 0-203-98014-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819732003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Consumption and space.