12 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription, Authors developed a composite index of GMO standard restrictiveness for 60 countries, assigning objective scores to six different regulatory dimensions. Results showed that many of the determinants highlighted in the theoretical literature are important determinants of the restrictiveness of the GMO regulation. Findings emphasized the prominent role of the market for information, "showing that the structure of domestic mass media (public vs. private) is an important driver of GMO standards."
Online by open access via DOI., "A raft of new gag laws in the United States are mking it harder for investigative journlists to expose food industry scandals."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 137 Document Number: D02471
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Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association's AAEA and CAES Joint Annual Meeting, Washington,D.C., August 4-6, 2013. 43 pages.
56 pages., Via USDA National Agricultural Library., "This report presents an overview of the myriad issues facing food hubs across the United States." The authors includes a definition of a food hub, examine the rationale for food hub formation, and explore the economic role of food hubs. The report includes "some of the many organizational structures and services that food hubs offer, including the emerging area of virtual food hubs," and provides examples of the challenges and limitations faced by food hubs.