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Sociological Perspectives of Organic Agriculture : From Pioneer to Policy.
Title:
Sociological Perspectives of Organic Agriculture : From Pioneer to Policy.
Author:
Holt, G.
ISBN:
9781845930806
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Contents:
Sociological Perspectives of Organic Agriculture: from Pioneer to Policy -- Table of Contents -- Corresponding Authors -- Preface -- 1 Sociological Perspectives of Organic Agriculture: an Introduction -- 2 What Farmers' Markets Say about the Post-organic Movement in Ireland -- 3 Turf Wars: the Organic Movement's Veto of GM in UK Agriculture -- 4 Fertile Minds and Friendly Pens: Early Women Pioneers -- 5 Motivations and Values: a Means-end Chain Study of French Consumers -- 6 A Conceptual Model Of Willingness to Pay for Organic Food in the UK -- 7 Motorcyclists in the USA and the UK: Risk Perception of Local and Organic Food -- 8 Has Organic Farming Modernized Itself out of Business? Reverting to Conventional Methods in Denmark -- 9 Conventionalization in the Australian Organic Industry: a Case Study of the Darling Downs Region -- 10 Auditing Sustainability: the Impact of EurepGAP in the New Zealand -- 11 Emerging Scared: an Analysis of Socioeconomic Data on Conversion in South Africa -- 12 Is There a Female Principle in Organic Farming? An Interpretation of Data for Norway -- 13 The Paradox of Diffusion of Organic Farming: a Case Study in Denmark -- 14 Regional Rural Development: the Formation of Ecoregions in Austria -- 15 Rural Social Development: Small-scale Horticulture in Sao Paulo, Brazil -- 16 Public Sector Procurement: Organic School Meals in Denmark -- 17 National Agricultural Policy: the German Agrarwende -- 18 Sociological Perspectives of Organic Research: To Policy and Beyond -- Index.
Abstract:
Covers how ideational change came about to enhance the understanding of change within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to plan and implement change in European agriculture policy. This book features contents that cover institutional change within the CAP and focus on the institutional construction policy concerned with organic farming.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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