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The private governance of food: equitable exchange or bizarre bazaar?
[conference paper]
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Universität Münster, FB Erziehungswissenschaft und Sozialwissenschaften, Institut für Politikwissenschaft
Abstract "In recent years, we have witnessed three parallel and intertwined trends: First, food retail
and processing firms have embraced private standards, usually with some form of third
party certification employed to verify adherence to those standards. Second, firms have
aligned themselves increasingly ... view more
"In recent years, we have witnessed three parallel and intertwined trends: First, food retail
and processing firms have embraced private standards, usually with some form of third
party certification employed to verify adherence to those standards. Second, firms have
aligned themselves increasingly aligned themselves with, as opposed to fighting off,
environmental, fair trade, and other NGOs. Third, firms have embraced supply chain
management as a strategy for increasing profits and market share. Together, these trends
are part and parcel of the neoliberal blurring of the older liberal distinction between state
and civil society. In this paper I ask what the implications of these changes are from the
vantage point of the three major approaches to ethics: consequentalism, virtue theory, and
rights theory. What are the consequences of these changes for food safety, for suppliers,
for consumers? What virtues (e.g., trust, fairness) are these changes likely to embrace
and what vices may accompany them? Whose rights will be furthered or curtailed by
these changes?" (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
food; security; governance; certification; globalization; consumer; standardization (meth.); food and luxury products industry
Classification
Economic Sectors
Sociology of Economics
Free Keywords
retailing; certification; standards
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
City
Münster
Page/Pages
11 p.
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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