Edited by David Burch, Professor in Science, Technology and Society, School of Science, Griffith University, Australia and Geoffrey Lawrence, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Australia

• Contents:1. Understanding Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply ChainsGeoffrey Lawrence and David BurchPART I: THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS2. Supermarkets as New Food AuthoritiesJane Dixon3. The Rise of Supermarkets and Asymmetries of Economic PowerMark Harvey4. Are Win-wins Feasible? Power Relationships in Agri-food Supply Chains and MarketsAndrew Cox and Dan Chicksand5. Supermarket Own Brands, New Foods and the Reconfiguration of Agri-food Supply ChainsDavid Burch and Geoffrey LawrencePART II: REGULATION AND STANDARDS IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS6. Supermarkets, Producers and Audit Technologies: The Constitutive Micro-politics of Food, Legitimacy and GovernanceHugh Campbell and Richard Le Heron7. Supermarkets as Organic Retailers: Impacts for the Australian Organic Sector Kristen Lyons8. Supermarkets and the Ethical Trade/Fairtrade Movement: Making Spaces for Alternatives in Mainstream Economies?Alex Hughes9. The Environmental Impact of Supermarkets: Mapping the Terrain and the Policy Problems in the UKTim Lang and David BarlingPART III: COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS10. The Final Frontier? The Global Roll-out of the Retail Revolution in IndiaJeffrey Neilson and Bill Pritchard11. Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains in Europe: Partnership and ProtestBill Vorley12. Supermarkets and Supply Chains in North AmericaJason Konefal, Carmen Bain, Michael Mascarenhas and Lawrence BuschConclusion13. Situating the ‘Retailing Revolution’Philip McMichael and Harriet FriedmannIndex

'The book is a welcome supplement to the existing literature on the topic and it is written by authors from a range of disciplines including political economics, sociology, geography, political sciences, bio-sciences, health sciences and food policy. The book is of interest to a wide audience of students and practitioners both in business, industry and government.'

Edited by David Burch, Professor in Science, Technology and Society, School of Science, Griffith University, Australia and Geoffrey Lawrence, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Australia

• Contents:1. Understanding Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply ChainsGeoffrey Lawrence and David BurchPART I: THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS2. Supermarkets as New Food AuthoritiesJane Dixon3. The Rise of Supermarkets and Asymmetries of Economic PowerMark Harvey4. Are Win-wins Feasible? Power Relationships in Agri-food Supply Chains and MarketsAndrew Cox and Dan Chicksand5. Supermarket Own Brands, New Foods and the Reconfiguration of Agri-food Supply ChainsDavid Burch and Geoffrey LawrencePART II: REGULATION AND STANDARDS IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS6. Supermarkets, Producers and Audit Technologies: The Constitutive Micro-politics of Food, Legitimacy and GovernanceHugh Campbell and Richard Le Heron7. Supermarkets as Organic Retailers: Impacts for the Australian Organic Sector Kristen Lyons8. Supermarkets and the Ethical Trade/Fairtrade Movement: Making Spaces for Alternatives in Mainstream Economies?Alex Hughes9. The Environmental Impact of Supermarkets: Mapping the Terrain and the Policy Problems in the UKTim Lang and David BarlingPART III: COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS10. The Final Frontier? The Global Roll-out of the Retail Revolution in IndiaJeffrey Neilson and Bill Pritchard11. Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains in Europe: Partnership and ProtestBill Vorley12. Supermarkets and Supply Chains in North AmericaJason Konefal, Carmen Bain, Michael Mascarenhas and Lawrence BuschConclusion13. Situating the ‘Retailing Revolution’Philip McMichael and Harriet FriedmannIndex

'The book is a welcome supplement to the existing literature on the topic and it is written by authors from a range of disciplines including political economics, sociology, geography, political sciences, bio-sciences, health sciences and food policy. The book is of interest to a wide audience of students and practitioners both in business, industry and government.'

Edited by David Burch, Professor in Science, Technology and Society, School of Science, Griffith University, Australia and Geoffrey Lawrence, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Australia

• Contents:1. Understanding Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply ChainsGeoffrey Lawrence and David BurchPART I: THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS2. Supermarkets as New Food AuthoritiesJane Dixon3. The Rise of Supermarkets and Asymmetries of Economic PowerMark Harvey4. Are Win-wins Feasible? Power Relationships in Agri-food Supply Chains and MarketsAndrew Cox and Dan Chicksand5. Supermarket Own Brands, New Foods and the Reconfiguration of Agri-food Supply ChainsDavid Burch and Geoffrey LawrencePART II: REGULATION AND STANDARDS IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS6. Supermarkets, Producers and Audit Technologies: The Constitutive Micro-politics of Food, Legitimacy and GovernanceHugh Campbell and Richard Le Heron7. Supermarkets as Organic Retailers: Impacts for the Australian Organic Sector Kristen Lyons8. Supermarkets and the Ethical Trade/Fairtrade Movement: Making Spaces for Alternatives in Mainstream Economies?Alex Hughes9. The Environmental Impact of Supermarkets: Mapping the Terrain and the Policy Problems in the UKTim Lang and David BarlingPART III: COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS10. The Final Frontier? The Global Roll-out of the Retail Revolution in IndiaJeffrey Neilson and Bill Pritchard11. Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains in Europe: Partnership and ProtestBill Vorley12. Supermarkets and Supply Chains in North AmericaJason Konefal, Carmen Bain, Michael Mascarenhas and Lawrence BuschConclusion13. Situating the ‘Retailing Revolution’Philip McMichael and Harriet FriedmannIndex

'The book is a welcome supplement to the existing literature on the topic and it is written by authors from a range of disciplines including political economics, sociology, geography, political sciences, bio-sciences, health sciences and food policy. The book is of interest to a wide audience of students and practitioners both in business, industry and government.'