Agrifood grades and standards in the extended Mercosur: Their role in the changing agrifood system

被引：60

作者：

Farina, EMMQ ^{[1
]}

Reardon, T

机构：

[1] Univ Sao Paulo, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, Brazil

[2] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | 2000年 / 82卷 / 05期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

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D O I：

10.1111/0002-9092.00116

中图分类号：

F3 [农业经济];

学科分类号：

0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;

摘要：

Agrifood quality and safety standards (G&S) have been changing rapidly in the countries of the "extended" Mercosur. These changes are affecting major agrifood systems in the area. This paper presents emerging case study evidence of the changes, their determinants, and their effects. The paper proceeds as follows. Section 2 presents definitions and theoretical hypotheses. Section 3 discusses policy and market determinants of changes in G&S, and highlights the importance of the emergence of privatized G&S. Section 4 hypothesizes that the changes in G&S are adding fuel to the forces of agrifood system concentration in the area. Section 5 concludes.

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页码：1170 / 1176

页数：7