Internationalization and Canadian Agriculture: Policy and Governing Paradigms (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy)

In recent decades, Canada's agricultural industry, one of the world's largest, has had to adjust to global trade developments such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization. Internationalization and Canadian Agriculture examines the patterns of continuity and change in Canadian agricultural policy making in important areas like farm income support programs, prairie grain marketing, supply management, animal and food product safety, and the regulation of genetically modified crops and foods. Arguing that the effects of internationalization have been mediated by Canada's political institutional framework, Grace Skogstad demonstrates how the goals and strategies of authoritative political actors in Canada's federal and parliamentary systems have been decisive to policy developments. Skogstad details the interaction between agriculture and the political economy of Canada, shows how international and domestic trade shape Canadian agricultural policies, and argues that while agricultural programs have changed, the post-war state assistance agricultural paradigm has persisted. A thorough political analysis and history of late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Canadian agricultural policy and policy-making, Internationalization of Canadian Agriculture is an important contribution to political economy and public policy. In Recent Decades, Canada's Agricultural Industry, One Of The World's Largest, Has Been Greatly Affected By Initiatives Such As The North American Free Trade Agreement And The World Trade Organization Agreements. Internationalization And Canadian Agriculture Documents The Internationalization Of Canadian Agricultural Policy In The Late Twentieth And Early Twenty-first Centuries In The Wake Of International Trade Agreements, Regional And Global Market Integration, International Regulatory Governance, And Transnational Political Activity. In This Study, Grace Skogstad Examines Patterns Of Continuity And Change In Canadian Agricultural Policy Making In Areas Such As Farm Income Support Programs, Prairie Grain Marketing, Supply Management, Animal And Food Product Safety, And The Regulation Of Genetically Modified Crops And Foods.--book Jacket. Introduction: Internationalization And Canadian Agriculture: Policy And Governing Paradigms -- The State Assistance Paradigm And Canadian Agriculture: Construction And Destabilization -- Farm Income Safety Nets And Risk Management -- The Canadian Wheat Board And Orderly Marketing -- Supply Management: Resisting Internationalization And Adjusting Policy Instruments -- Regulating Food And Animal Product Safety -- Regulating The Risks Of Genetically Modified Crops And Foods -- Conclusion: Paradigm Adjustment And Canadian Agriculture And Food. Grace Skogstad. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [321]-363) And Index. Contents 7 Acknowledgments 9 Abbreviations 13 1 Introduction: Internationalization and Canadian Agriculture: Policy and Governing Paradigms 15 2 The State Assistance Paradigm and Canadian Agriculture: Construction and Destabilization 57 3 Farm Income Safety Nets and Risk Management 85 4 The Canadian Wheat Board and Orderly Marketing 121 5 Supply Management: Resisting Internationalization and Adjusting Policy Instruments 155 6 Regulating Food and Animal Product Safety 193 7 Regulating the Risks of Genetically Modified Crops and Foods 223 8 Conclusion: Paradigm Adjustment and Canadian Agriculture and Food 255 Appendices 275 Notes 281 References 335 Index 379