Essays about: "meat production externalities"
Found 5 essays containing the words meat production externalities.
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1. Agro-ecological diversification in meat and dairy farms : barriers and drivers in the European and Swedish policy
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and TechnologyAbstract : Food systems are increasingly characterised by specialisation and separation between ani-mal and crop production, as well as the use of food suitable for human consumption for feed. The regionalisation of production creates hotspots for environmental degradation and decreases the resource use efficiency. READ MORE
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2. PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS? A qualitative study investigating attitudes toward policy aimed at reducing meat consumption, especially a meat tax
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In order to curb negative externalities from meat production and meat consumption policy measures have been investigated and were elaborated on by the Swedish board of agriculture in 2013. Due to subsequent inaction despite increasing awareness of serious consequences for animal welfare, the environment and for human well-being caused by the meat industry, this thesis aims to investigate the grounds for political hesitancy. READ MORE
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3. Meat the Future - A Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Pigouvian Tax on Meat in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis considers a hypothetical Pigouvian tax on meat in Sweden. The theoretical framework regards controlling for externalities and previous empirical research of excise duties on food, which end up in a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) with a policy recommendation. READ MORE
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4. Big government and your Big Mac : Analyzing the impact of corn and soybean subsidies on US meat markets
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Extensive literature exists regarding the externalities of industrial meat production in the United States. There is also a belief that the growth of these production systems were facilitated by high levels of subsidies for corn and soybean, the primary crops, or byproducts of which are used to feed livestock. READ MORE
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5. Organic beef production = sustainable beef production? : an analysis of key sustainability criteria in the sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Organic production of beef is viewed as one strategy to mitigate negative externalities deriving from beef production. This study seeks to characterize key attributes of production among organic and conventional beef producers in Skåne, Sweden. READ MORE
