Labelling the economy : qualities and values in contemporary markets

Labelling the economy : qualities and values in contemporary markets / Brice Laurent, Alexandre Mallard, editors.

This collected volume analyses labelling as a political and economic operation. It gathers contributions that focus on various domains, including the agri-food sector, the construction sector, eco-labelling, retail, health public policies and the energy sector, considering the use of labels for vari...

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Other Authors: Laurent, Brice (Editor), Mallard, Alexandre (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Subjects:
Labels.
Labels > Law and legislation.
Economics.
labels (identifying artifacts)
economics.
Sociology.
Social Science > Sociology > General.
Economics
Labels
Labels > Law and legislation
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction labels in economic and political life : studying labelling in contemporary markets / Brice Laurent and Alexandre Mallard
  • Contested terrain : the ongoing struggles over food labels, standards and standards for labels / Lawrence Busch
  • Labelling agroecology : a study of valuation processes in developing countries / Allison Marie Loconto
  • Energy and sustainability labels in the commercial office market in the UK / Noel Cass
  • The role of standards and exemplars in consolidating labels for sustainable construction / Eva Boxenbaum and Susse George
  • The sign, beyond the signal : how the state, small businesses and a frog participated in labelling in the home retrofit market / Alexandre Mallard, Jean Francès and Aurélie Tricoe
  • Governing by labels? Not that simple : the cases of environmental and nutritional policies in France / Henri Bergeron [and 4 others]
  • A European market for green certificates? The failed disentanglement of immaterial labels from the materiality of electricity / Brice Laurent and Brieuc Petit
  • The tower of labels : labelling goods in the US Grocery Store (1922-2018) / Frank Cochoy, Johan Hagberg and Hans Kjellberg.

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