Trust in food : a comparative and institutional analysis / Unni Kjaernes, Mark Harvey, Alan Warde.
"Scandals in food, growth of supermarket power, new technologies and crises in obesity have shaken popular trust in food across Europe. The BSE epidemic, concern over GM foods, dioxin scares and avian flu have placed consumer trust and how to restore it at the top of government agendas. Uncover...
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hampshire [England] ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Scandals in food, growth of supermarket power, new technologies and crises in obesity have shaken popular trust in food across Europe. The BSE epidemic, concern over GM foods, dioxin scares and avian flu have placed consumer trust and how to restore it at the top of government agendas. Uncovering surprising differences between countries, Trust in Food examines these issues to challenge the idea of the consumer as a sovereign individual and to demonstrate how consumption is institutionalized within societies."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1403998914 9781403998910 |