The economics of regulation in agriculture : compliance with public and private standards /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.
• Subjects: Agriculture > Economic aspects.; Agriculture > Environmental aspects.; Agricultural laws and legislation > Compliance costs.; Agriculture and state.; Environmental policy.; Laws and Regulations.; Agricultural Economics.; Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000); Policy and Planning.; International Trade.; Animal Welfare.; Human Health and Biology (General), (Revised June 2002); Agricultural policy.; Agricultural sector.; Animal welfare.; Costs.; Economic impact.; Health.; International trade.; Regulations.; Standards.; Terms of trade.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 278 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
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This volume investigates the cost implications and competitiveness effects resulting from regulations and standards in the fields of environment, human health and animal welfare and production-linked rules of "good agricultural conditions" for a range of agricultural products in the EU, USA, Canada and New Zealand. Part I of the book (chapters 2-6) highlights changes taking place in developed country agricultures. Part II (chapters 7-11) offers a commodity approach linking public concerns with trade and competitiveness. Emerging policy perspectives are identified in Part III (chapters 12-16).