Reconsidering the political economy of farm animal welfare: An anatomy of market failure

Food Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-114

  Harvey, David ^a   Hubbard, Carmen ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Citizen consumer gap; Consumption externalities; Market failure; Political economy; Public goods; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; ANIMAL WELFARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PUBLIC GOODS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84871450782     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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