<P>Financialization is the increased influence of financial actors and logics on social and economic life, and is one of the key drivers transforming food systems and rural economies around the world. The premise of this book is that the actions of financial actors, and their financial logics, are transforming agri-food systems in profound ways. It is shown that although financialization is a powerful dynamic, some recent developments suggest that the rollout of financialization is contradictory and uneven in different spaces and markets. The book examines cases in which state regulation or re-regulation and social movement resistance are setting roadblocks or speed bumps in the path of financialization, resulting in a ¿cooling off¿ of investment, as well as the other side of the argument where there is evidence of a ¿heating up¿. The authors address not only the limits to financialization, but also the mechanisms through which financial entities are able to penetrate and re-shape agri
Pris: kr 499.00 fra Norli
Butikk | Pris | |
---|---|---|
kr 499.00 | Besøk butikk |
<P>Using real cases of food fi rms and agriculture supply chains as a context, <I>How is Digitalization Affecting Agri-food? New Business Models, Strategies and Organizational Forms </I>aims to understand the key themes in strategic...
kr 499.00
Mer informasjon
<P>Agri-food bio-technology policy and regulation is transitioning from an early period focused on genetic engineering technologies to ¿next-generation¿ rules and regulatory processes linked to challenges originating in a wide variety of new technological...
kr 629.00
Mer informasjon
INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SYSTEMS, 2nd Edition explores the foundations of the food industry, from nutrition and chemistry to processing and safety, and delves into some of the most pressing foodborne issues of our day. As the world grapples...
kr 973.00
Mer informasjon