The Economics of Regulation in Agriculture ：Compliance with Public and Private Standards

Publication subTitle ：Compliance with Public and Private Standards

Author： Brouwer   F.; Fox   G.; Jongeneel   R.  

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2012

E-ISBN: 9781845935917

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781845935573

Subject： F3 Agricultural Economy;S Agricultural Sciences

Keyword： Agriculture and Related Industries Agricultural Science

Language： ENG

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This work debates and investigates the cross-compliance system - whereby farmers comply with certain standards relating to the environment, food safety and animal and plant health. It discusses cross-compliance in the context of existing standards, on-farm costs and the competitiveness of farm businesses. Analysing the economics of regulation both within the internal market of the EU and the broader world market by examining a broad range of agricultural products. This resource will be of value to agriculture and resource economists, policy makers, researchers and students in environmental and agricultural policy and modelling.

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Preface

1. Introduction

PART I: PUBLIC CONCERNS – A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

2. The role of cross compliance in greening EU agricultural policy

3. State and federal responses to increasing input intensity in the US

4. Canadian agricultural environmental policy: from the right to farm to farming right

5. Decentralized, outcome oriented management of agricultural environmental issues in New Zealand

6. Voluntary certification schemes and legal standards in the EU

PART II: TRADE, COMPETITIVENESS AND PUBLIC CONCERNS – A COMMODITY APPROACH

7. Environmental and health standards in the dairy sectors of the EU, the US and New Zealand

8. An EU/US perspective on nutrient management policies and growth hormone bans in the beef sector

9. Good agricultural and environmental conditions in the EU and their implications for international trade in cereals

10. Trade effects of environmental and animal welfare standards in the hog sectors of the EU, US and Canada

11. Environmental standards in the fruits and vegetables sector of Spain

PART III: EMERGING POLICY PERSPECTIVES

12. Evaluating WTO institutions for resolving trade disputes involving non-tariff measures: four cases involving Brazil

13. Meeting standards in EU agriculture: the changing policy context

14. The pollution haven hypothesis and the location of livestock production: two North American case studies

15. Cost effectiveness of sediment abatement policies in potato production: assessing policies in Canada, the Netherlands and the US

16. Environmental compliance costs in developed country agricultures: implications for trade and competitiveness

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