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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John WilliamsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780415520720ISBN 10: 041552072 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 14 June 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Commodity Supply Shocks. 2. Supply Chain Distortions – Intervention, Subsidies, Protection. 3. Role of the Private Sector, Price, Competition and Government. 4. Government Intervention by Importing Countries. 5. The Rise and Fall of Commingled Commodity Handling. 6. Government Intervention Failures in Exporting Countries. 7. Hoarding. 8. Corruption in the Food Chain. 9. Food Aid Problems. 10. Importance of ‘Trade’ Markets and Merchants. 11. Post Deregulation Issues. 12. Food Supply Chain Efficiency.Reviews<p> Issues affecting the international food supply chain have been discussed increasingly lately, from climate change and growing urbanization to expanding intellectual property rights and rising market concentrations. There is a need of a textbook with holistic approach on competition and efficiency in the international food supply chain. Therefore I highly recommend the new textbook by John Williams. Bo hlm r, Professor in Economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. 'Issues affecting the international food supply chain are increasingly under discussion; from climate change and growing urbanization to expanding intellectual property rights and rising market concentrations. There is a need for a textbook with a holistic approach on competition and efficiency in the international food supply chain. Therefore I highly recommend the new book by John Williams.' -- Bo Ohlmer, Professor in Economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Author InformationJohn Williams is the Executive Director of the Australian Food Security Institute and a Fellow in Agribusiness at the Centre for Study of Rural Australia, Marcus Oldham College. He has rural science-economics degrees, a master in agribusiness, and a PhD on farmer decision-making psychology from The University of Melbourne. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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