Food Safety, Market Organization, Trade and Development [electronic resource] /
Hammoudi, Abdelhakim.editor.
Grazia, Cristina.editor.
Surry, Yves.editor.
Traversac, Jean-Baptiste.editor.
This book provides an economic perspective on the effects of food safety standards on international trade. Focusing on food safety regulation at an international level and private food safety standards, the authors use contemporary methodologies to analyze supply chain structures and organization as well as food-chain actors' strategies. They also evaluate the effects of these on both consumer health and developing countries' access to international markets. The book provides ideas, suggestions and policy recommendations for reconciling economic interests with consumer health, which will be of special interest to academics as well as to practitioners.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Introduction: Food Safety, Trade and Development: The Role of Supply Chain Organization -- 1 The Multilateral Governance Framework for Food Safety. A Critical and Normative Overview -- 2 Overview of Food Safety Standards -- 3 Retail Driven Food Safety Regulation -- 4 Liability Rules, Inspection Systems, and Retailers' Strategies for Food Import Safety -- 5 Consumers' Behaviour Towards Food Safety: A Litterature Review -- 6 The Role of Food Standards in Trade and Development -- 7 Food Safety Standards and International Trade: The Impact on Developing Countries' Export Performance -- 8 Food Safety Regulation and Private Standards in China -- 9 The Impact of Private Food Standards on Trade and Development: Evidence from Peru -- 10 Food Standards, Smallholder Farmers and Participation in High Value Fresh Export Markets -- 11 Fresh Produce Regulation and Private Standards in Turkey: Implications for Export Markets -- Conclusion.
This book provides an economic perspective on the effects of food safety standards on international trade. Focusing on food safety regulation at an international level and private food safety standards, the authors use contemporary methodologies to analyze supply chain structures and organization as well as food-chain actors' strategies. They also evaluate the effects of these on both consumer health and developing countries' access to international markets. The book provides ideas, suggestions and policy recommendations for reconciling economic interests with consumer health, which will be of special interest to academics as well as to practitioners.
Agricultural economics.
Development economics.
Food-Biotechnology.
Industrial organization.
International economics.
Agricultural Economics.
Development Economics.
Food Science.
Industrial Organization.
International Economics.