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Written by authorities from Europe and the USA, the purpose of this book is to discuss the current and future issues surrounding agriculture and its relationship to trade, sustainability and the environment. It is based on selected papers from an international conference entitled European Agriculture at the Crossroads - competition and sustainability held in Crete in 1996 and further updated with the European Commission's Agenda 2000 in mind.

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Author:   Michael Redclift (Department of Geography, University of Keele, UK) ,  Joseph N. Lekakis (Department of Economics, University of Crete, Greece) ,  George Zanias (Department of International and European Studies, Economics University of Athens, Greece) ,  Joseph N. Lekakis (Department of Economics, University of Crete, Greece)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780851992976

ISBN 10:   0851992978
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 November 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: International Trade, Environment and the CAP: Complex Relationships, M R Redclift et al. The International Framework 2: The International Trade Framework: Obstacles and Options for a Transition to Sustainable Agriculture, K W Steininger 3: Free Trade, Economic Recovery and the Global Environment, M R Redclift 4: Freedom to Farm: Agricultural Policy Liberalisation in the US and EU, C Potter and D E Ervin 5: CAP Reforms and the Environment 6: Trade, Environment and the CAP: A Critical Perspective, J Nekakis 7: Agricultural Liberalisation and the `Double Dividend', C Potter 8: Trade Liberalisation and European Agriculture: Opportunities and Risks for the Rural Environment, H-C Beaumond and A Barnett 9: Slaying the Dragon? The Impact of the WTO Agreement on the CAP, F Smith 10: The Future 11: US Agri-environmental Policies and their Impact on Competitiveness and Environmental Quality, P Crosson and D E Ervin 12: Aspects of Environment and Food Security in European Agricultural Policy, G Weinschenck 13: Europe's Cereals Sector and World Trade Requirements to 2030, N Alexandratos and J Bruinsma 14: Beyond Agriculture? Towards Sustainable Modernisation, T Marsden

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Michael Redclift is Professor of International Environmental Policy at the Department of Geography, King's College London. He was previously Professor of International Environmental Policy at the University of Keele and before that Professor of Environmental Sociology at Wye College, University of London, and Director of the ESRC Global Environmental Change Programme. He is author and editor of numerous books, including Sustainable Development: Exploring the Contradictions (1987),, i>Social Theory and the Global Environment (1994) and Sustainability: Life Chances and Lifestyles (1999).

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