Trading "ethical preferences" in the market: Outline of a politically liberal framework for the ethical characterization of foods

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-27

  Michalopoulos, Tassos ^a   Korthals, Michiel ^a   Hogeveen, Henk ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR BIOSYSTEMS GENOMICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer concerns; Ethical assessment; Food labeling; Market democracy; Political liberalism

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SUPPLY; LIBERALISM; MODELING;

EID: 36448934133     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-007-9059-4     Document Type: Article

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