World-scale processes and agro-food systems: critique and research needs

被引:17
作者
Goodman, D
机构
[1] Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
关键词
international political economy; world-scale processes; globalization; corporate organization; agro-food systems;
D O I
10.1080/09672299708565787
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This article argues that concepts and empirical characterizations of globalization and corporate organization drawn from the international political economy literature must be interrogated critically before being extended to agro-food studies. A brief survey of this literature reveals divergent conceptualizations of globalization and conflicting views of the state. For greater clarity, an ideal-typical taxonomy of world-scale processes and corporate organizational forms is proposed. It is suggested that contemporary global restructuring represents the combined yet uneven interaction of concurrent world-scale processes. This framework is used to discuss the limitations of some recent analyses of the globalization of agro-food systems and offer suggestions for future research.
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页码:663 / 687
页数:25
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