Government and the Food Industry: Economic and Political Effects of Conflict and Co-Operation

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Government and the Food Industry in a Knowledge Creating World....Pages 3-18
Economics, Government and the Food Industry....Pages 19-35
Front Matter....Pages 37-38
Competition and Trade Practice Policies: An Overview....Pages 39-55
The Deregulation of New Zealand’s Food and Fiber Sector....Pages 57-71
Statutory Marketing Organizations: The Elasticities Trap....Pages 73-89
Statutory Marketing Organizations: Management Issues....Pages 91-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-109
Research Policy Challenges....Pages 111-124
Food Industry Research and Development....Pages 125-140
The BST Case....Pages 141-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-160
Worldwide Opportunities to Market Food Safety....Pages 161-178
Communications: Theory and Practice....Pages 179-203
Animal Welfare: The Food Industry and Government....Pages 205-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-222
A Life Ethic for Sustainability Revisited....Pages 223-233
Environmental Issues, Policy, and the Food Industry....Pages 235-256
Agrichemical Disposal: A Case Study of Stakeholder Intervention....Pages 257-277
Use and Control of Agricultural Chemicals in the U.S.: Cost, Productivity and Efficiency Issues....Pages 279-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-293
Public-Private Partnerships for Market Development....Pages 295-309
Managed Trade in Agricultural Markets....Pages 311-326
Can Wine Industry Competition Survive Regulation?....Pages 327-344
Dynamics of Business-Government Relationships: The Case of Nestle in Asia....Pages 345-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-356
Taking the Offense: Anticipating and Managing Issues....Pages 357-383
Governments and Business Strategy: Another Research Agenda....Pages 385-397
The Heterogeneity of Firms: Where Public Policy and Firm Strategy Collide....Pages 399-416
Back Matter....Pages 417-421