Handbook of International Food and Agricultural Policies (ePub)

-->Handbook of International Food and Agricultural Policies is a three-volume set that aims to provide an accessible reference for those interested in the aims and implementation of food and farm policies throughout the world. The treatment is authoritative, comprehensive and forward looking. The three volumes combine scholarship and pragmatism, relating academic writing to real-world issues faced by policy-makers. A companion volume looking at the future resource and climate challenges for global agriculture will be published in the future.Volume I covers Farm and Rural Development policies of developed and developing countries. The volume contains 20 country chapters together with a concluding comprehensive synthesis of lessons to be drawn from the experiences of the individual countries.Volume II examines the experience of countries with food policies, including those dealing with food safety and quality and the responsibility for food security in developing countries. The chapters address issues such as obesity, nutritional supplements, organic foods, food assistance programs, biotech food acceptance, and the place of private standards.Volume III describes and explains the international trade dimension of farm and food policies — both at the bilateral and regional level — and also the multilateral rules that influence and constrain individual governments. The volume also looks at the steps that countries are together taking to meet the needs of developing and low-income countries.The volumes are of value to students and researchers interested in economic development, agricultural markets and food systems. Policy-makers and professionals involved in monitoring and regulating agricultural and food markets would also find the volumes useful in their practical work. This three-volume set is also a suitable source for the general public interested in how their food system is influenced by government policies. --> -->Contents:Volume I: Policies for Agricultural Markets and Rural Economic Activity (William H Meyers and Thomas Johnson):Evolving Agricultural and Rural Policy in a Global Context: Diverse Origins and Varied Paths (William H Meyers and Thomas G Johnson)US Agricultural Policy (Joseph W Glauber and Anne Effland)Rural Policy in the United States (Bruce Weber and Maureen Kilkenny)Agricultural Policy in Europe (Ken Thomson)Rural Policy in Europe (John Bryden and Francesco Mantino)The Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Canada (Douglas Hedley)Rural Policy in Canada (Ray D Bollman and Bill Ashton)Agricultural Policy in Japan (Masayoshi Honma)Agricultural and Rural Policy in Australia (Geoff Cockfield and Linda Courtenay Botterill)Agricultural and Rural Policies in Brazil (Joaquim Bento de Souza Ferreira Fiho and Carlos Eduardo de Freitas Vian)Food and Agriculture Policies in India: Evolution and Performance (Shweta Saini and Ashok Gulati)Agricultural and Rural Policies in Indonesia: Understanding Food Security and the Changing Role of Rice Through a Food Policy Lens (C Peter Timmer)Agricultural and Rural Policies in Chile (Alberto Valdes and William Foster)Agriculture and Rural Policies in Pakistan (Sohail Jehangir Malik)Agricultural Policies in South Africa (Nick Vink, Johann Kirsten, Frikkie Liebenberg, Jan C Greyling and Ferdi Meyer)Agricultural and Rural Policies in Kenya (Jonathan Makau Nzuma and Willis Oluoch-Kosura)Agriculture and Rural Policies in Ghana: Trends and Impacts (Ramatu M Al-Hassan)Agricultural and Rural Policies in China (Funing Zhong, Kevin Chen and Jing Zhu)Agricultural and Rural Policies in Vietnam (Pham Van Hung and Pham Bao Duong)Agricultural and Rural Policies in Russia (David Sedik, Zvi Lerman, Natalia Shagaida, Vasilii Uzun and Renata Yanbykh)Agricultural Policies in Kazakhstan (Martin Petrick and Richard Pomfret)Global Interlinkage of National Agricultural and Rural Policies: Technical Change, Trade, and the Environment (Karen Brooks and Frank Place)Volume II: Policies for Food Safety and Quality, Improved Nutrition, and Food Security (Donna H Roberts and Tim Josling):Introduction (Donna H Roberts and Tim Josling)Policies to Improve Food Safety (Laurian J Unnevehr)Food Standards, Trade, and Development (Miet Maertens and Johan Swinnen)Organic Food and Farming: Past, Present, and Future? (Tim Josling)Healthier Eating: Policy Challenges in Improving Consumers' Ability to Choose (Jill E Hobbs and William A Kerr)A Review of US Food and Nutrition Programs and Their Effectiveness in Assuring Adequate Nutrition and Improving Nutritional Choices for Program Participants (Joanna P MacEwan and Abigail M Okrent)The Causes and Consequences of Obesity, and the Effects of Obesity Policies on Producer and Consumer Incentives and Health Outcomes (Julian M Alston and Abigail M Okrent)Short-Term Risks for Food and Nutrition Security — Causes, Impacts, and Responses (Jan Brockhaus, Mekbib G Haile, and Joachim von Braun)Improving Food Availability for the Poor (Harold Alderman, Ugo Gentilini and Shahidur Rashid)Balancing Consumer Concerns with Scientific Opinion: Policies that Restrain the Use of Additives, Hormones, and Other Chemicals in Animal Production (Nicole Olynk Widmar and Philip L Paarlberg)Policies Toward Genetically Engineered Foods (Robert Paarlberg)Volume III: International Trade Rules for Food and Agricultural Products (Karl Meilke and Tim Josling)Introduction (Tim Josling and Karl Meilke)The Place of International Trade in Food and Farm Products in National Policy Discourse (Tim Josling and Michel Petit)Distortionary Impacts of Food and Agricultural Trade Policies (Kym Anderson)Multilateral Rules for Agriculture: From GATT to WTO (Stefan Tangermann)From Multilateralism to Mega-Regionalism — Implications for Agricultural Trade Policy (Jason H Grant)Dealing with Disputes Over Agricultural Trade (William A Kerr)Tariff Policies and the Progress Toward Open Markets for Agricultural Products (Jean-Christophe Bureau, Houssein Guimbard and Sébastien Jean)Contingent Protection and Special Safeguards in Agricultural Trade (Will Martin)Export Competition and Trade Disciplines (James Rude)Farm Support, Domestic Policies, and the WTO Rules: The World is Changing (Lars Brink)International Trade Rules for Food Safety and Food Quality (Christine Wieck)Governance of International Food Assistance (Ryan Cardwell)International Assistance for Developing Countries to Participate Fully in the Trade System (Diwakar Dixit and Alan Matthews) --> -->Readership: Students and researchers who are interested in economic development, agricultural markets and food systems; and policy-makers and professionals involved in monitoring and regulating agricultural and food markets. -->Keywords:Food Policy;Agricultural Policy;Rural Policy;Agricultural Trade PolicyReview:Key Features:Up-to-date treatment of current issues in farm and food policy from acknowledged experts in their fieldExtensive treatment of individual farm and rural policies in both developed and developing worlds pertaining to food safety, food quality, food security, and nutrition