The political economy of food system transformation pathways to progress in a polarized world
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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New York, NY :
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2023.
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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.
