Handbook of the International Political Economy of Agriculture and Food

Edited by Alessandro Bonanno, Sam Houston State University and the late Lawrence Busch, formerly Michigan State University, US

Contents:

THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD: AN INTRODUCTION
Alessandro Bonanno and Lawrence Busch

PART I THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD: SELECTED COUNTRIES AND REGIONS
1. The Political Economy of Agriculture in Southern Africa
Elizabeth Ransom

2. “100% Pure”? Private Governance Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of ‘Dirty Dairying on New Zealand’s Environment
Carmen Bain and Tamera Dandachi

3. The Political Economy of Agri-Food in Mexico
Francisco Martinez and Gilberto Aboites

4. Argentina’s Agrifood Transformations in the Context of Globalization: Changing Ways of Farming
Clara Craviotti

5. The Political Economy of Agriculture in Colombia: An Unfinished Business
Anouk Patel-Campillo and María del Rosario Castro Bernardini

6. Brazilian Farmers, Quality and Markets
Josefa Salete Barbosa Cavalcanti and Evander Eloi Krone

7. The Political Economy of Agriculture and Food in North America: Toward Convergence or Divergence?
Gabriela Pechlaner and Gerardo Otero

8. Transition of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies in Japan: From Postwar to the Neoliberal Era
Kae Sekine

9. The European Common Agriculture Policy: a Tale of Slow Adjustment to Neoliberal Globalization
Manuel Belo Moreira

10. An Overview of Spanish Agriculture in the 21st Century
Miren Etxezarreta, Jordi Rosell and Lourdes Viladomiu


PART II SELECTED THEMES OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
11. The Political Economy of Agri-Food: Supermarkets
Geoffrey Lawrence and Jane Dixon

12. Finance and the Food System
Madeleine Fairbairn

13. The Political Economy of Labor Relations in Agriculture and Food
Alessandro Bonanno

14. The Political Economy of Alternative Agriculture in Italy
Maria Fonte and Ivan Cucco

15. Animal Welfare: the Challenges of Implementing a Common Legislation in Europe
Mara Miele, Bettina Bock and Lummina Horlings

16. International Political Economy of Agricultural Research and Development
Leland Glenna, Barbara Brandl, and Kristal Jones

17. Gender and the International Political Economy of Agri-Food
Carolyn Sachs

Index