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来源

EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES,Vol.25,Issue7,P.1111-1128

语言

英文

关键字

Specialty food; regional development; organic food; local food; public policy; Scandinavia; LOCAL FOOD; CONSUMERS PERCEPTIONS; RURAL-DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIENCE; PRODUCT; ASSOCIATION; REFLECTIONS; KNOWLEDGE; NETWORKS; TOURISM

作者单位

[Halkier, Henrik; James, Laura] Aalborg Univ, Dept Culture & Global Studies, Aalborg, Denmark. [Straete, Egil Petter] Ctr Rural Res, Trondheim, Norway. Halkier, H (reprint author), Aalborg Univ, Dept Culture & Global Studies, Aalborg, Denmark. E-Mail: halkier@cgs.aau.dk

摘要

This article compares the development of specialty food in Denmark, Norway and Sweden using a number of quantitative indicators as well as a qualitative analysis of government policy. The analysis shows that specialty food has increased in importance in all three countries over the last twenty years, but there are important differences in the kind of specialty food that has developed and the nature of government intervention and governance structures. Overall, Sweden appears to have the largest production of specialty food and drink and is particularly strong in organic production and consumption, farm processing and farm shops. Norway has a large number of products with protected origin and also leads in the number of farmers' markets. Denmark lags behind the other countries on most indicators, but has witnessed the fastest growth in microbreweries over the last five years. Theoretically, the article challenges the negative' definition of specialty food as non-industrial' or alternative', and suggests a more nuanced approach. Empirically, it points towards the possible existence of a Scandinavian model' of specialty food governance with extensive interaction between central government, local government and private firms to stimulate the growth of specialty food.