Farmers' cooperatives and sustainable food systems in Europe
Raquel Ajates Gonzalez
Introducing agricultural cooperatives in the context of a failing food system: context, clashing definitions, principles and typologies -- Past and present: the evolution of agricultural cooperatives in Europe from the 1800s to the 21st century -- Theorising cooperativism and food sustainability: disciplinary, thematic and chronological streams -- Why methods and theory matter when studying cooperativism and sustainability in food and farming: from critical approaches to crystalisation -- Experts' views on the European policy context: the price of remaining competitive and certifiying sustainability -- Country cases, UK and Spain: from workers' union to the European Union -- Consolidation of the agricultural cooperative sector: from Farmway to Mole Valley Farm and Anecoop in the sea of plastic -- Emerging models of cooperation in food and farming: multi-stakeholder cooperatives -- Third spaces: fighting the cooperative corner and interrogating the alterity of emerging cooperative models -- Theoretical implications: a new integrated framework for deconstructing agricultural cooperatives -- Conclusions: implications for agricultural cooperatives, food policy and alternative food initiatives
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2018
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Authors: | Ajates Gonzalez, Raquel ; Gonzalez, Raquel Ajates |
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London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
Subject: | Agrargenossenschaft | Agricultural cooperative | Ernährungssicherung | Food security | EU-Staaten | EU countries | Europa | Landwirtschaft | Genossenschaft | Nachhaltigkeit |
Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
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Extent: | X, 261 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Literaturangaben und Index |
ISBN: | 978-0-8153-7924-9 ; 978-0-8153-7924-9 ; 978-1-351-21630-2 |
Classification: | Agrarsysteme |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013535447
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