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The usefulness of social capital in assessing the welfare effects of private and third-party certification food safety policy standards: Trust and networks

Sodano, Valeria, Hingley, Martin and Lindgreen, Adam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7881-7350 2008. The usefulness of social capital in assessing the welfare effects of private and third-party certification food safety policy standards: Trust and networks. British Food Journal 110 (4/5) , pp. 493-513. 10.1108/00070700810868988

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Abstract

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to assess the welfare effects of the newest trends in food safety policies characterised by the shift from public to private intervention. Design/methodology/approach – Food safety policies are analysed through concepts of new economic sociology, with a critical review of the literature on social capital. Findings – The article shows that as food safety and quality attributes responsible for the exchange complexity are simply codified and enforced through standards and third-party certification, the global value chain governance shifts from a relational type to a power-based type, with possible negative welfare effects. Research limitations/implications – Further research would be required to verify the welfare effects suggested on the theoretical ground. Practical implications – The article makes a useful updating of food safety policies and organisational innovation in the food system. Originality/value – The paper introduces some new (with respect to the marketing literature related to the food system) concepts and theories of economic sociology.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Uncontrolled Keywords: Food safety ; Product management ; Social capital ; Standards ; Trust
Publisher: Emerald
ISSN: 0007-070X
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 30 March 2016
Last Modified: 05 May 2023 05:15
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22022

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