The political economy of food system transformation : pathways to progress in a polarized world / edited by Danielle Resnick and Johan Swinnen.

This volume analyses the political economy dynamics of food system transformation from an interdisciplinary perspective. Drawing on empirical data from a wide range of countries, the book touches on issues as varied as repurposing agricultural subsidies, biotechnology innovations, red meat consumpti...

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Other Authors:	Resnick, Danielle, 1980- (Editor), Swinnen, Johan F. M., 1962- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Food supply > Political aspects. Food supply > Economic aspects. Industry & industrial studies. Farming and Country Life.
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
1. Introduction: Political Economy of Food System Transformation
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Complexities Underlying Food System Transformation
1.3 Political Economy Drivers of Policy Choices
1.4 Summary of the Book
1.5 Conclusions
References
2. Facts, Interests, and Values: Identifying Points of Convergence and Divergence for Food Systems
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Facts
2.3 Interests
2.4 Values
2.5 Interests versus Values
2.6 Policy Controversies
2.7 Conclusion
References
3. The Political Economy of Reforming Agricultural Support Policies
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Current Agricultural Support and Its Impacts
3.3 Political Economy Framework for Reform
3.4 Case Studies of Agricultural Support Policy Reforms
3.5 Conclusions
References
4. From Re-instrumenting to Re-purposing Farm Support Policies
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Evolving Objectives of Agrifood Policy Instrument Choices
4.3 Basic Welfare Economics of Agrifood Policy Instruments
4.4 Contributions of Various Policy Instruments to National Producer and Consumer Support Estimates
4.5 Contributors to the Global Costs of Present Forms of Support to Agriculture
4.6 How Best to Re-purpose Current Agrifood Policies
4.7 Conclusion
References
5. Policy Coalitions in Food Systems Transformation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Policy Coalitions and Effectiveness of Collective Action
5.3 Vertical Policy Coalitions Along the Value Chains
5.4 Cross-Issue Coalitions
5.5 Globalization and Transnational Coalitions
5.6 Conclusions
References.
6. Government Response to Ultra-Processed and Sugar Beverages Industries in Developing Nations: The Need to Build Coalitions across Policy Sectors
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Politics of Policy of the Food Sector: Multiple Streams Analysis and Future Insights
6.3 Contrasting Global Attention and Support for NCD Policies
6.4 Conclusion
References
7. Ultra-Processed Food Environments: Aligning Policy Beliefs from the State, Market, and Civil Society
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Research Methods
7.3 Identification of Policy Discourse Coalitions
7.4 Discussion
7.5 Conclusion
References
8. Asymmetric Power in Global Food System Advocacy
8.1 Contrasting Food Policy Objectives
8.2 Combining Theories of Public Policy
8.3 Evolving Ideas in the International Nutrition Space
8.4 Bringing the Global to the Local
8.5 Conclusion
References
9. The Political Economy of Bundling Socio-Technical Innovations to Transform Agri-Food Systems
9.1 The Imperative and Challenge of Agri-Food Systems Transformation
9.2 Why Socio-Technical Bundles?
9.3 Building Coalitions for Bundling: Insights from the Kaldor-Hicks Compensation Principle
9.4 The Roles of Institutions, Power, Information, and Trust
9.5 Some Empirical Illustrations
9.6 Conclusion
References
10. Sustainable Food and Farming: When Public Perceptions Depart from Science
10.1 The Political Economy of Science Acceptance in Farming
10.2 Defining Sustainable Food
10.3 Case 1: "Green Revolution" Farming
10.4 Case 2: Industrial Farming
10.5 Case 3: Organic Food
10.6 Case 4: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOS)
10.7 When Will Popular Resistance Block Uptake?
10.8 Will CRISPR Crops Become GMO 2.0?
10.9 Conclusion: Even Unpopular Science Reaches Farmers, Most of the Time
References.
11. Enabling Positive Tipping Points in Public Support for Food System Transformation: The Case of Meat Consumption
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Existing Literature on Public Opinion on Sustainable Food Policy
11.3 Theoretical Argument
11.4 Methods Used in Survey-Embedded Experiments
11.5 Results
11.6 Combined Framing and Policy Design Effects
11.7 Discussion and Research Outlook
11.8 Conclusion
References
12. Urban Food Systems Governance in Africa: Toward a Realistic Model for Transformation
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Governance of African Urban Systems and Food Systems
12.3 Food Governance in African Cities
12.4 Disrupting Food and Urban Governance-Misalignment in Global Processes
12.5 Emerging Global Urban Food Governance Processes
12.6 Combining Authorizing and Activating Environments
12.7 Conclusion
References
13. The Political Economy of Food System Transformation in the European Union
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Food Systems Transition in the EU-State of Play
13.3 Political Economy Explanations for Change (or the Lack of It)
13.4 Opportunities to Catalyze the Transition
References
14. Tracking Progress and Generating Accountability for Global Food System Commitments
14.1 Introduction
14.2 The Need for Transformation, Commitments, and Accountability
14.3 Prior Work on Food Systems Accountability and Monitoring
14.4 Gaps in Food Systems Monitoring Work
14.5 Efforts to Fill These Gaps
14.6 Moving from Data and Information to Accountability
14.7 Conclusion
References
15. Conclusions
15.1 Reconciling Trade-Offs Generated by Different Incentive Structures
15.2 Mixed Modes of Mobilization
15.3 Addressing Divergent Coalition Preferences through Strategic Policy Design
15.4 Policy Adaptation and Implementation.
15.5 Conclusions, Limitations, and Ways Forward
References
Index.

The political economy of food system transformation : pathways to progress in a polarized world / edited by Danielle Resnick and Johan Swinnen.

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