Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment |
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Routledge studies in food, society and environment.
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Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of agencies, organizations, and abbreviations; Author notes; Preface; 1 Local food policies as a lens on American and British food movements; Introduction; Toward a theory of food systems practice; Quantifying key terms and concepts; Defining local food and its projects; Developing the British-American comparison; Conclusion; 2 Local food in national American policy, 1976-2012: Increasing inclusion, increasing policy success; From producer market development to food system development, 1976-2008 |
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From low-income access to local food to community empowerment, 1989 onwardFresh, healthy, and local food in schools: From pilot projects to national program, 1994 onward; Conclusion: Increasing inclusion, increasing policy success; 3 Local food in national English policy, 1991-2012: Policy decline with increased contention; Pre-crisis era: Nutrition and rural development; Post-farm crisis era: Reconnecting farmers and consumers, 2001-2007; World food price crisis era: Mobilizing awareness of Britain's connection to global food issues, 2007-2012 |
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Conclusion: The available policy windows did not align with advocacy group interests4 English case study: The co-option of local food policy by environmental interest groups; Uncovering overlooked policy narratives of local food; Food miles narrative origins and intersection with local food narratives; Contention, counter-mobilization, and discrediting; The environmental shift: Co-option of the local food narrative; Conclusion: A culture of non-participatory decision-making enabled the co-option of local food |
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5 American case study: Overcoming barriers to policy change due to civil society coordination failureCompeting narratives: Political "win" and policy "failure"; The "insider" strategy: Working the legislative process; Contrasting "insider" and "outsider" advocacy strategies with policy outcomes; Conclusion: Empowerment as an alternative to rivalry; 6 Making space for collaboration in the food system: Three practices for overcoming exclusion; Advocacy repertoire: Political communication as a cultural script; Contrasting American and British advocacy repertoires |
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Sustaining change: Empowerment, policy entrepreneurship, and capacity buildingConclusion; 7 Toward a theory of food systems practice; Civic participation in food systems governance: A theory of food systems practice; The shift toward movement building; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Organizations interviewed; Appendix 2 Proposed interview topics list; Appendix 3 Participation observation events; References; Index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
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Agriculture and state -- United States.
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Agriculture and state -- Great Britain
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Farm produce -- United States
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Farm produce -- Great Britain
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Nutrition policy -- United States
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Nutrition policy -- Great Britain
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Food.
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Food law and legislation.
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Food
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Legislation, Food
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food.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Food law and legislation
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Food
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Agriculture and state
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Farm produce
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Nutrition policy
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SUBJECT |
United States |
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United Kingdom |
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Great Britain
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781317497981 |
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1317497988 |
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9781317497998 |
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1317497996 |
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9781317497974 |
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131749797X |
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9781315713434 |
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1315713438 |
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9781138497009 |
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1138497002 |
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