Geographical Indication and Global Agri-Food
Development and Democratization
Alessandro Bonanno editor Hart N Feuer editor Kae Sekine editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:27th Jun '19
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This book addresses the relevance of geographical indication (GI) as a tool for local and socio-economic development and democratization of agri-food, with case studies from Asia, Europe and the Americas.
A geographical indication is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. It provides not only a way for businesses to leverage the value of their geographically unique products, but also to inform and attract consumers. A highly contested topic, GI is praised as a tool for the revitalization of agricultural communities, while also criticized for being an instrument exploited by global corporate forces to promote their interests. There are concerns that the promotion of GI may hamper the establishment of democratic forms of development. The contributing authors address this topic by offering theoretically informed investigations of GI from around the world. The book includes case studies ranging from green tea in Japan, olive oil in Turkey and dried fish in Norway, to French wine and Mexican Mezcal. It also places GI in the broader context of the evolution and trends of agri-food under neoliberal globalization.
The book will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and students in agri-food studies, sociology of food and agriculture, geography, agricultural and rural economics, environmental and intellectual property law, and social development.
"This seminal volume defines a new theoretical terroir by addressing the complex issue of Geographical Indicators on a global scale, tackling the multiple ways in which GIs have been used (and misused) around the world."
Lawrence Busch, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University, USA
"This volume engages critically with ideas, grounded practices, and effects of Geographic Indicators applied to food. In problematizing the concepts of tradition, locale, and market relations, this volume advances a timely critique of the emancipatory power of a broad range of agri-food alternatives."
Steven A. Wolf, President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Sociology of agriculture and Food (RC-40) and Associate Professor at Cornell University, USA
"This seminal volume defines a new theoretical terroir by addressing the complex issue of Geographical Indicators on a global scale, tackling the multiple ways in which GIs have been used (and misused) around the world."- Lawrence Busch, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University, USA
"This volume engages critically with ideas, grounded practices, and effects of Geographic Indicators applied to food. In problematizing the concepts of tradition, locale, and market relations, this volume advances a timely critique of the emancipatory power of a broad range of agri-food alternatives."- Steven A. Wolf, President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Sociology of agriculture and Food (RC-40) and Associate Professor at Cornell University, USA
ISBN: 9781138600478
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Weight: 453g
240 pages