Worlds of Food Place, Power, and Provenance in the Food Chain

Name: Worlds of Food Place, Power, and Provenance in the Food Chain
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ISBN: 9780199271580

ISBN-10: 0199271585

ISBN-13: 9780199271580

Edition: 2006

Authors: Kevin Morgan, Terry Marsden, Jonathan Murdoch

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From farm to fork, the conventional food chain is under enormous pressure to respond to a whole series of new challenges - food scares in rich countries, food security concerns in poor countries, and a burgeoning problem of obesity in all countries. As more and more people demand to know where their food comes from, and how it is produced, issues of place, power, and provenance assume increasing significance for producers, consumers, and regulators, challenging the corporate forcesthat shape the 'placeless foodscape'. Far from being confined to niche products, questions about the origins of food are also surfacing in the conventional sector, where labelling has become a major political…

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List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/9/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Kevin Morgan is Professor of Governance and Development in the School of City and Regional Planning at Cardiff University, UK. Roberta Sonnino is a Lecturer in Environmental Policy and Planning at the School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, UK.



Introduction



Networks, Conventions, and Regions: Theorizing 'Worlds of Food'



The Regulatory World of Agri-food: Politics, Power, and Conventions



Geographies of Agri-food



Localized Quality in Tuscany



California: The Parallel Worlds of Rival Agri-food Paradigms



The Commodity World in Wales



Beyond the Placeless Foodscape: Place, Power, and Provenance


Bibliography


Index