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With increasing pressure on resources, the looming spectre of
climate change and growing anxiety among eaters, ecology and food
are at the heart of the political debates surrounding agriculture
and diet. This unique contribution unravels agri-environmental
issues at different spatial levels, from local to global,
documenting the major shifts in agriculture from a long-term
perspective. The book begins by exploring the changes in the
industrialisation and socialisation of agriculture over time,
through the lens of institutional economics including The French
Regulation School and Conventions Theory. Building on Polanyi's
'Great Transformation', the chapters in this volume analyse
long-term and contemporary changes in agriculture and food systems
that have occurred throughout the last few centuries. Key chapters
focus on the historical changes in provisioning and the social
relations of production, consumption, and regulation of food in
different socio-political contexts. The future of agriculture is
addressed through an analysis of controversial contemporary
political claims and their engagement with strategies that aim to
improve the sustainability of agriculture and food consumption. To
shed light on ongoing changes and the future of food, this book
asks important environmental and social questions and analyses how
industrial agriculture has played out in various contexts. It is
recommended supplementary reading for postgraduates and researchers
in agricultural studies, food studies, food policy, the agri-food
political economy and political and economic geography.
With increasing pressure on resources, the looming spectre of
climate change and growing anxiety among eaters, ecology and food
are at the heart of the political debates surrounding agriculture
and diet. This unique contribution unravels agri-environmental
issues at different spatial levels, from local to global,
documenting the major shifts in agriculture from a long-term
perspective. The book begins by exploring the changes in the
industrialisation and socialisation of agriculture over time,
through the lens of institutional economics including The French
Regulation School and Conventions Theory. Building on Polanyi's
'Great Transformation', the chapters in this volume analyse
long-term and contemporary changes in agriculture and food systems
that have occurred throughout the last few centuries. Key chapters
focus on the historical changes in provisioning and the social
relations of production, consumption, and regulation of food in
different socio-political contexts. The future of agriculture is
addressed through an analysis of controversial contemporary
political claims and their engagement with strategies that aim to
improve the sustainability of agriculture and food consumption. To
shed light on ongoing changes and the future of food, this book
asks important environmental and social questions and analyses how
industrial agriculture has played out in various contexts. It is
recommended supplementary reading for postgraduates and researchers
in agricultural studies, food studies, food policy, the agri-food
political economy and political and economic geography.
Agri-food traditional, regional and typical products are an
important resource for agricultural and rural development in many
areas of the European Union. These Origin Labelled Products (OLPs)
activate a complex system of relationships involving the local
production and marketing and distribution systems, rural
development dynamics and the consumer. Based on research conducted
in European countries, this book provides an account of the current
state of OLPs, enabling a better understanding of their
characteristics and evolution in the agri-food system. It also
assesses public policies at various levels and the effects of legal
protection, financial support and public promotional initiatives on
those involved, and consumers and citizens concerns and
expectations.
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