By Michael K. Goodman
Reconnecting so-called replacement nutrients geographies again to the mainstream foodstuff method - in particular in gentle of the discursive and fabric 'transgressions' at present taking place among substitute and standard nutrition networks, this quantity severely interrogates and evaluates what stands for 'food politics' in those areas of transgression now and within the close to destiny and addresses questions corresponding to: What Read more...
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Perceptions may vary amongst stakeholders as to which category a new space falls into and what legitimacy it has. MSIs in agri-food chains could be viewed as an invited policy space (private sector inviting other actors in to the regulatory arena), but it could also be argued that there is a counter process of claiming space occurring, internationally and nationally, as NGOs, trade unions and sometimes donors engage in labour and environmental issues in value chains. State-society relations in any particular location will shape the context in which these new spaces emerge (Commins 2007).
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Arguably, the spaces for dialogue have changed, but only through a reconfiguration of the existing constellation of actors, rather than any transformational change in the actors having influence and in action on the ground on labour standards. Some progress has been achieved, with the horticulture industry finally acknowledging that serious labour rights abuses are occurring. Suppliers are now collaborating with some of the less combative, service oriented NGOs as well. However, this was arguably achieved by the campaigns rather than HEBI itself.