Business interests, organizational development, and private interest government : an international comparative study of the food processing industry

The series Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR) publishes monographs and collected volumes which explore the reception history of the Bible in a wide variety of academic and cultural contexts. Closely linked to the multi-volume project Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR), this book series is a publication platform for works which cover the broad field of reception history of the Bible in various religious traditions, historical periods, and cultural fields. Volumes in this series aim to present the material of reception processes or to develop methodological discussions in more detail, enabling authors and readers to more deeply engage and understand the dynamics of biblical reception in a wide variety of academic fields. Further information on " The Bible and Its Reception ". Preface Chapter 1 Introduction: WYN GRANT (University of Warwick) Chapter 2 Patterns of Associative Action: FRANZ TRAXLER (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) Chapter 3 Business Interest Associations as Private Interest Governments: HENRY J. JACEK (McMaster University) Chapter 4 Sector Structure, Interests and Associative Action in the Food Processing Industry: FRANS VAN WAARDEN (University of Leiden) Chapter 5 The Effect of State Institutions on Associative Action in the Food Processing Industry: VICTOR PESTOFF (University of Stockholm) Chapter 6 The Effect of Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining Systems on the Organizational Development of Business Interest Representation: JOSEF HILBERT and HELMUT VOELZKOW (University of Bielefeld) Chapter 7 Occupational Structure and Employment in the Food Processing Industry: HELEN RAINBIRD (University of Warwick) Chapter 8 Agricultural Policy and the Associations of the Food Processing Industry: WILLIAM D. COLEMAN (McMaster Universtiy) Chapter 9 Retail Pressure and the Collective Reactions of the Food Processing Industry: PETER FARAGO (IPSO Social and Survey Research, Zürch) Chapter 10 The Food Industry and Quality Regulation: BERT DE VROOM (University of Leiden) Chapter 11 Conclusions: WYN GRANT (University of Warwick) and WILLIAM COLEMAN (McMaster University) Index