Agricultural Standards

Dedication. Contributors. Preface. PART I - THINKING ABOUT STANDARDS. 1. INTRODUCTION: A NEW WORLD OF STANDARDS; L.Busch, J.Bingen. PART II - PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. 2. The World Trade Organization; K.C. Kennedy. 3. CIRCULATIONS OF INSECURITY: Globalizing Food Standards in Historical Perspective; S. Ilcan, L. Phillips. 4. THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF VINE AND WINE (OIV) AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO): Standardization Issues in the Wine Sector; H. Hannin et al. PART III - REGULATORY PROCESSES. 5. NEGOTIATING STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTS: A Procedural Approach Applied to Raw Milk; B. Sylvander, O. Biencourt. 6. The Indivisibility of Science, Policy and Ethics: Starlink(TM) Corn and the Making of Standards; M.P. Salazar et al.7. Standards and State-Building: The Construction of Soybean Standards in Brazil; I. S. Freire de Sousa, L. Busch. 8. Paradoxes of Innovation: Standards and Technical Change in the Transformation of the US Soybean Industry; L. Busch et al. PART IV - ACCESS AND ETHICAL TRADE. 9. Defining a Good Steak: Global Constructions of what is Considered The Best Red Meat; E. Ransom. 10. IMPROVING THE ACCESS OF SMALL FARMERS IN AFRICA TO GLOBAL MARKETS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PIGEONPEAS; R. Jones et al. 11. China and Global Organic Food Standards: Sovereignty Bargains and Domestic Politics; P. Thiers. 12. COTTON IN WEST AFRICA: A Question of Quality; J. Bingen. PART V - CONCLUSIONS AND FUTUREAGENDA. 13. SHAPING A POLICY AND RESEARCH AGENDA; J. Bingen, L. Busch. INDEX.