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Global supply chains, standards and the poor : how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty /

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 multi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Swinnen, Johan F. M., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, ©2007.
Colección:CAB books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The globalization of private standards and the agro-food system / L. Fulponi
  • Public and private food quality standards : recent trends and strategic incentives / J.J. McCluskey
  • The costs and benefits of compliance with food safety standards for exports by developing countries : the case of fish and fishery products / S. Henson and S. Jaffee
  • The dynamics of vertical coordination in agri-food supply chains in transition countries / J.F.M. Swinnen
  • Trade liberalization and rent distribution in vertically related markets / S. McCorriston and I. Sheldon
  • Contracting, competition, and rent distribution in supply chains : theory and empirical evidence from Central Asia / J.F.M. Swinnen, M. Sadler and A. Vandeplas
  • Growth in high-value agriculture in Asia and the emergence of vertical links with farmers / A. Gulati, N. Minot, C. Delgado, and S. Bora
  • Small traders and small farmers : the small engines driving China's giant boom in horticulture / X. Dong, H. Wang, S. Rozelle, J. Huang, and T. Reardon
  • Quality control and the marketing of non-staple crops in India / M. Fafchamps, R. Vargas-Hill and B. Minten
  • Supermarkets and small horticultural product farmers in Central America / J.A. Berdegu, T. Reardon, F. Balsevich, L.G. Flores, and R. Hernández
  • Global supply chains, poverty and the environment : evidence from Madagascar / B. Minten, L. Randrianarison and J.F.M. Swinnen
  • High-value supply chains, food standards and rural households in Senegal / M. Maertens, L. Dries, F.A. Dedehouanou, J.F.M. Swinnen
  • Transformation and contracting in the supply chains of the former Soviet Union : evidence from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia / M. Gorton and J. White
  • Agro-holding : vertical integration in agri-food supply chaings in Russia / E. Serova
  • Restructuring market relations in food and agriculture of Central Eastern Europe : impacts upon small farmers / C. Csáki and C. Forgacs
  • The impact of retail investments in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and the Russian Federation / L. Dries, T. Reardon, and E. Van Kerckhove
  • Vertical coordination in the dairy sector : a comparative analysis of Romania and Slovakia / S. van Berkum
  • Global supply chains, standards and the poor : some conclusions and implications for government policy and international organizations / J.F.M. Swinnen and M. Maertens
  • The role of the public and private sector in commercializing small farms and reducing transaction costs / P. Pingali, Y. Khwaja, and M. Meijer
  • Building capacity for compliance with evolving food safety and agricultural health standards / K. van der Meer
  • Public sector initiatives to facilitate small farmer access to international marketing chains : lessons from marketing assistance programs in Armenia / H.R. Gow and J. Cocks.