Understanding the Complexities of Private Standards in Global Agri-Food Chains as They Impact Developing Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20304043 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Spencer Henson (0000-0003-0736-9735, corresponding author), John D Humphrey (0000-0002-8927-2322, Institute of Development Studies), John Humphrey (0000-0003-3156-1065) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1628-1646 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220381003706494 |
| PMID | 21328807 |
| OpenAlex | W2132369668 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 73 |
| References cited | 32 |
The increasing prevalence of private standards governing food safety, food quality and environmental and social impacts of agri-food systems has raised concerns about the effects on developing countries, as well as the governance of agri-food value chains more broadly. It is argued that current debates have been 'clouded' by a failure to recognise the diversity of private standards in terms of their institutional form, who develops and adopts these standards and why. In particular, there is a need to appreciate the close inter-relationships between public regulations and private standards and the continuing ways in which private standards evolve
Agriculture · Business · Corporate governance · Developing country · Diversity (politics) · Economic growth · Economics · Food chain · Food safety · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Political science · Private sector · Public economics · Quality (philosophy) · Value (mathematics) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Food Science · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Organic Food and Agriculture
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The restructuring of Italian agriculture and its impact upon capital-labour relations
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| Unique citing works | 73 |
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| Citations per year | 4,87 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 73 |