Petit M. (2003). How to manage the globalization of agri-food markets. In : Defrancesco E. La liberalizzazione degli scambi dei prodotti agricoli tra conflitti accordi : il ruolo dell'Italia. Atti del XL convegno di studi.
p. 23-50.
Convegno di Studi. 40, 2003/09/18-20, Padova-Agripolis (Italie).
Titre : | How to manage the globalization of agri-food markets |
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Auteurs : | M. Petit |
Type de document : | Communication à un Congrès (avec Actes) |
Editeur : | Milan [Italie] : Franco Angeli, 2003 |
Format : | p. 23-50 / 18 réf. |
Langues : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Thésaurus IAMM MONDIALISATION ; GOUVERNANCE ; MARCHE ; EFFET EXTERNE ; IMPACT SUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ; SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE ; PRIX ; EQUITE ECONOMIQUE ; MARCHE DES PRODUITS DE BASE ; LIBERALISATION DES ECHANGESCatégories principales 11 - COMMERCE ; 11.3 - Commerce Extérieur et International |
Résumé : | If the globalization of agri-food markets is now a given, the process of globalization is not complete and also very uneven, many poor countries being only very partially affected. Yet, the process is so pervasive and apparently so powerful that the ability to control it in order to manage it better can really be questioned. This will be the focus of this paper. Obviously, the problem of managing better the process of globalization goes well beyond agri-food markets. But this sector is important in and of itself and, in addition, many of the issues it faces are exemplary of the need and difficulties to manage at the world level, in the absence of a world government. So, this paper will indeed focus on the agri-food sector, even if some of the developments are not necessarily sector-specific. In the absence of a world government, the only feasible avenue to international public action is through intergovernmental agreements. The emergence of such agreements is always difficult. The last part of this paper is entirely devoted to an examination of how this difficulty has been overcome in the past, on specific issues important to the agri-food sector and of the lessons for the future which can be learnt from this past experience. The first condition to be met for effective collaborative action among many governments is the emergence of a consensus on the goals to be reached, i.e. of the problems to be solved by such collective management. To do so, one needs to agree on the limits of global markets forces. Accordingly, the first part of this paper will be devoted to answering two related questions : why do market forces need to be managed ? Is a consensus on the limitations of market mechanisms possible ? |
Congrès : | Convegno di Studi. 40, 2003/09/18-20, Padova-Agripolis (Italie) |
Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |