Administering and Managing the U.S. Food System: Revisiting Food Policy and Politics

Food and food systems are essential to human life, but scholarly analysis is fragmented across disciplines. This edited volume argues that public administration can provide a common ground for discussing food systems, with a focus on the doing of public policy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 11 June 2021
Publisher: Lexington Books

Food, and the intricate systems that shape its production, distribution, and preparation, hold a paramount significance in the tapestry of human existence. However, the scholarly examination of the food systems that sustain human life remains fragmented across diverse disciplines. Public administration, with its emphasis on the implementation of public policy, appears to be an ideal venue for delving into the dynamics of food systems in action. Regrettably, food receives minimal attention within the realm of public administration scholarship, and scholars from other fields may inadvertently rely on established public administration literature. The chapters compiled in this edited volume shed light on the potential avenues through which public administration can and ought to be employed to analyze food systems. When considered collectively, the editors make a compelling case that the lenses and languages of public administration can and should serve as a common ground for scholars and practitioners to engage in meaningful discussions about food systems.

Weight: 662g
Dimension: 227 x 161 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793633330