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The Political Economy of Nutrition and Health Standards in Food Markets
Author(s) -
Swinnen Johan F.M.,
Vandemoortele Thijs
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2008.00420.x
Subject(s) - politics , business , economics , food industry , international trade , political science , law
Jo Swinnen and Thijs Vandemoortele present a general political economy model of standards that they use to derive political and social optima and to identify under which cases “under-standardization” or “over-standardization” results. They analyze the impact of trade and development on the political equilibrium; as well as the role of the media and the interaction between private standards and public standards.status: publishe