Global supply chains, standards and the poor : how the globalization of food system and standards affects rural development and poverty / edited by Johan F.M. Swinnen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / J. F. M. Swinnen -- 2. The globalization of private standards and the agri-food system / L. Fulponi -- 3. Public and private food quality standards : recent trends and strategic incentives / J. J. McCluskey -- 4. The costs and benefits of compliance with food safety standards for exports by developing countries : the case of fish and fishery products / S. Hanson and S. Jaffee -- 5. The dynamics of vortical coordination in agri-food supply chains in transition countries / J. F. M. Swinnen -- 6. Trade liberalization and rent distribution in vertically related markets / S. McCorriston and I. Sheldon -- 7. Contracting, competition and rent distribution in supply chains : theory and empirical evidence from Central Asia / J. F. M. Swinnen, M. Sadler and A. Vandeplas -- 8. Growth in high-value agriculture in Asia and the emergence of vertical links with farmers / A. Gulati, N. Minot, C. Delgudo and S. Bora -- 9. Small traders and small farmers : the small engines driving China's giant boom in horticulture / X. Dong, H. Wang, S. Rozelle, I. Huang and T. Reardon -- 10. Quality control and the marketing of non-staple crops in India / M. Fafchamps, R. Vargas-Hill and B. Minten -- 11. Supermarkets and small horticultural product farmers in Central America / J. A. Berdegue, T. Reardon, F. Bulsevich, L. G. Flores and B. A. Hernandez -- 12. Global supply chains, poverty and the environment : evidence from Madagascar / B. Minten, L. Randrianarison and J. F. M. Swinnen -- 13. High-value supply chains, food standards and rural households in Senegal / M. Maertens, L. Dries, F. A. Dadehauanau and J. F. M. Swinnen -- 14. Transformation and contracting in the supply chains of the former Soviet Union : evidence from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia / M. Gorton and J. White -- 15. Agro-holdings : vertical integration in agri-food supply chains in Russia / E. Serova -- 16. Restructuring market relations in food and agriculture of central Eastern Europe : impacts upon small farmers / C. Csaki and C. Forgacs -- 17. The impact of retail investments in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and the Russian federation / L. Dries, T. Reardon and E. Van Kerckhove -- 18. Vertical coordination in the dairy sector : a comparative analysis of Romania and Slovakia / S. van Berkum -- 19. Global supply chains, standards and the poor : some conclusions and implications for government policy and international organizations / J. F. M. Swinnan and M. Maertens -- 20. The role of the public and private sectors in commercializing small farms and reducing transaction costs / P. Pingali, Y. Khwaja and M. Meijer -- 21. Building capacity for compliance with evolving food safety and agricultural health standards / K. van der Meer -- 22. Public sector initiatives to facilitate small farmer access to international marketing channels : lessons from marketing assistance programmes in Armenia / H. R. Gow and J. Cocks.

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