Government and the food industry : economic and political effects of conflict and co-operation
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Government and the food industry : economic and political effects of conflict and co-operation
Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1997
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book's purpose is to shed light on the threats and opportunities arising from the incentives and restrictions of governmental actions which food industry managers discover in their search for profits. The food industry, as defined here, includes farmers, their input suppliers, processors and distributors. This text explores how the private sector reacts to the stimulus of public support measures, rules and regulations which are usually motivated by entirely different ends than those desired within the private sector. No current single model of economic behavior as yet adequately encompasses or quantifies these complex vectors and forces. Management is comprised of many factors, most of which can be identified ex post but few of which can be appraised precisely ex ante. The perceptual processes by which managers respond to governments are influenced by culture, aptitudes, individual and collective goals. details of most government/business relationships are discussed Few openly since management and government officials are, understandably, often reluctant to share the decision tree route by which trust is built and understandings are negotiated. Our text differs from others in that we combine both a theoretical and experiential approach to the subject. The insights provided by the case study material give a more macro and yet realistic view than tha t usually offered elsewhere. We indicate the risks and dynamics of the situations faced by management while also showing the importance and strategic relevance of a solid analytical foundation for managerial purposes.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- L.T. Wallace, W.R. Schroder. Preface
- L.T. Wallace, W.R. Schroder. Section I: Overviews. 1. Government and the Food Industry in a Knowledge Creating World
- S.T. Sonka. 2. Economics, Government and the Food Industry
- G. Edwards. Section II: Domestic Competition and Trade Practices Policy. 3. Competition and Trade Practice Policies: An Overview
- B.W. Marion. 4. Deregulation: The New Zealand Food Industry
- R. Lattimore. 5. Statutory Marketing Organizations: The Elasticities Trap
- G. Cutbush. 6. Statutory Marketing Organizations: Management Issues
- W. Cartwright. Section III: Research and Development Policy Issues. 7. Research Policy Challenges
- J.M. Alston, et al. 8. Food Industry Research and Development
- M.D. Earle, R.L. Earle. 9. The BST Case
- W.D. Dobson. Section IV: Selected Interest Group Issues. 10. Worldwide Opportunities to Market Food Safety
- T. Roberts, et al. 11. Communications: Theory and Practice
- L. Richardson. 12. Animal Welfare: The Food Industry and Government
- D. Hughes. Section V: Environmental Issues and The Food Industry. 13. A Life Ethic for Sustainability Revisited
- J.A. Moles. 14. Environmental Issues, Policy and the Food Industry
- S.S. Batie. 15. Agrichemical Disposal: A Case Study of Stakeholder Intervention
- G. McBride. 16. Use and Control of Agricultural Chemicals in the U.S.: Cost, Productivity and Efficiency Issues
- J.B. Siebert. Section VI: InternationalTrade Policy. 17. Private-Public Partnership for Market Development
- W.J. Armbruster, et al. 18. Managed Trade in Agricultural Markets
- T.E. Josling. 19. Can Wine Industry Competition Survive Regulation? K. Moulton, T. Spawton. 20. Dynamics of Business-Government Relationships: The Case of Nestle in Asia
- L. Dooley. Section VII: Government/Business Strategy Linkages. 21. Taking the Offense: Anticipating and Managing Issues
- K. Tucker. 22. Governments and Business Strategy: Another Research Agenda
- W.R. Schroder, F. Mavondo. 23. The Heterogeneity of Firms: Where Public Policy and Firm Strategy Collide
- R.E. Westgren, L.J. Martin. Index.
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