Handbook on the Globalisation of Agriculture (Handbooks on Globalisation series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857939823 ISBN 13: 9780857939821

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Agriculture is becoming increasingly influenced by globalisation. The result is a more interconnected world where new forms of trade and cultural exchange can thrive on an international level. This novel Handbook provides insights to the ways in which globalization is affecting the whole agri-food system, from farms to the consumer.

The expert contributors cover themes including the physical basis of agriculture, the influence of trade policies, the nature of globalised agriculture, and resistance to globalisation in the form of attempts to foster sustainability and multifunctional agricultural systems. They present a state-of-the-art summary of current debates and provide a starting point for subsequent research into solutions aimed at addressing food insecurity, global hunger and uneven development.

Drawing upon studies from around the world, the Handbook will appeal to a broad and varied readership, across academics, students, and policy-makers interested in economics, trade, geography, sociology and political science.

Contributors: K. Anderson, D.K. Bardsley, P. Basu, A. Blay-Palmer, S. Bringezu, L. Bryant, D. Burch, D.A. Carson, A. Dorward, J. Entwistle, S.J. Fielke, D. Fuchs, T. Gomiero, W. Grant, P. Hoppe, B. Ilbery, A. Kalfagianni, J. Klepek, I. Knezevic, G. Lawrence, T. Li, Y. Liu, H. Long, D. Maye, J. Morrison, S. Nicholson, M. O'Brien, A. Omer, C.R. Parfitt, K.E. Rickson, R.E. Rickson, D.F. Robinson, G.M. Robinson, N. Russell, B.A. Scholten, H. Schütz, S.R. Sippel, R. Taylor, B. Winders

About this title

About the Author

Edited by Guy M. Robinson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Population, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Senior Departmental Fellow, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK and Doris A. Carson, Researcher, Department of Geography and Economic History, Umeå University, Sweden

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857939823
• ISBN 13: 9780857939821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528
• Editor: Robinson Guy M., Carson Doris A.