Institutions in transition

land ownership, property rights and social conflict in China

The restructuring of socialist economies in the former Soviet Union, and East and Central Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 belong to the largest projects of social engineering ever undertaken. At once, policy-makers were confronted with fundamental questions such as whether ...

Trade negotiations in agriculture

a future common agenda for Brazil and Canada?

This first book in the new series 'Turning Points: Latin American Studies Occasional Papers' (a joint venture between the Latin American Research Centre and the University of Calgary Press) is the result of a conference immediately following the Cancun World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial meeting ...

Mercados agroalimentarios y globalización

perspectivas para las producciones mediterráneas

Esta publicación es el resultado editorial de los trabajos realizados por un conjunto de expertos nacionales e internacionales, en el marco de la Acción Especial del Plan Nacional de I+D sobre "Los productos agroalimentarios mediterráneos ante los nuevos retos de la competencia", concedida en ...

Campo e industria

una relación difícil

La historia de los desencuentros y frustraciones de Argentina se relaciona, en buena medida, con la incapacidad para resolver intereses contrapuestos. Entre ellos los que suelen presentarse entre el campo y la industria. Pero no existe una Argentina viable sin agro o sin fábricas. Es ...

Sustaining agriculture and the rural environment

governance, policy and multifunctionality

Comercio exterior agrario

fundamentos y análisis

Policy that works for forest and people

real prospects for governance and livelihoods

Ploughing up the farm

neoliberalism, modern technology and the State of the World's Farmers

Grounds for agreement

the political economy of the coffe commodity chain

Teoría de las bifurcaciones en la economía de los recursos naturales pesqueros

Impacto económico de las sequías en el sureste agrario español

The world's wine markets

globalizacion at work

This is a useful work which provides a comprehensive overwiew of the world's wine markets. Its particular strengths are its golobal coverage, its focus on both production and consuption, and the large number of charts and tables with which the volume is replete. With ...

Organic farming

policies and prospects

Food retailers in Europe, including supermarkets, have responded to rapidly rising demand for organic produce. The organic sector has moved from a marginal production fad to a serious subject of policy concern for politicians and public servants involved in European agricultural policy. Drawing on a ...

Fabricación de conservas y actividad pesquera

un análisis económico

Land and forest economics

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the important issues of land use and forest economics. The authors employ economic tools to study the allocation of land among alternative activities such as agriculture, grazing and forestry which impact upon the landscape. Contents: Preface 1. Introduction ...

The end of the line

how overfishing is changing the world and what we eat

Agricultura y territorio en el Mercosur

En este libro se estudia. desde una perspectiva geográfica, la agricultura del Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), bloque económico- comercial formado por Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay que responde a la lógica de las tendencias internacionales más recientes: la mundialización de la economía y la ...

The Common Fisheries Policy in the European Union

a study in integrative and distributive bargaining

This book links theoretical studies to empirical evidence and constitutes a comprehensive appreciation of bargaining by comparing integrative and distributive bargaining in the context of the European fisheries policy. Contents: Introduction: Analyzing Negotiations in the European Union 1. The Settlement of the Common Fisheries Policy ...

Les grands types de structures agraires dans le monde

Food policy old and new

This book demonstrates the need for a new food policy to address the challenges for the global food system posed by globalisation, urbanisation, technical change and industrialisation. A collection of papers demonstrating the need for a new food policy. Looks at the challenges for the ...