The political economy of distillers' grains and the frictions of consumption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4329635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sylvia J Martins (0000-0002-9954-4213, Memorial University of Newfoundland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 297-316 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644016.2019.1565461 |
| OpenAlex | W2908532191 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 45 |
Global political economists have highlighted how states and corporations enact environmentally destructive practices and create commodities that legitimate those same activities. Linking macroeconomic systems to situated micropractices, how a by-product of US ethanol production, distillers’ grains, has been transformed into a global animal feed commodity is explored in this study. The effect of this transformation is to legitimate both biofuel production and intensive livestock operations, while delegitimating the resistant ‘food vs. fuel’ argument proposed by critics of biofuel production. Yet the process of creating an animal feed commodity from industrial waste is also problematic, characterized by the creation of multiple ‘frictions of consumption’, concerning the product’s storability, flowability and digestibility. Bioscience experts work to overcome these frictions; yet these frictions may also offer opportunities for those seeking to resist these environmentally destructive industries
Agricultural economics · Biofuel · Business · Commerce · Commodity · Economics · Ethanol fuel · Livestock · Market economy · Microeconomics · Natural resource economics · Political science · Politics · Situated · Sociology · Waste management · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development · Engineering · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |