Food Policy in a Changing Food System
Geoff Tansey
(Geoff Tansey is a freelance writer and consultant, was the
founding editor of the journal Food Policy and is an Honorary Visiting
Research Fellow at the Food Policy Research Unit, University of
Bradford. He has co‐authored, with Tony Worsley, The Food System –
A User′s Guide, which explores the issues here discussed in more depth,
and is expected to be published in 1995.)
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Abstract
Examines the food system and considers the impact of the following societal changes on it: increasing longevity and growing populations; increasing urbanization; globalization of the food market; changes in attitudes and values; decline of the traditional “housekeeping” role. Describes the role of the different actors. Discusses the problems of achieving food policy goals with particular reference to institutions, policy instruments and information.
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Citation
Tansey, G. (1994), "Food Policy in a Changing Food System", British Food Journal, Vol. 96 No. 8, pp. 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070709410068756
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, Company