Administering and Managing the U.S. Food System

A. Bryce Hoflund is associate professor and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Chair of Healthcare Administration and Policy in the School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.John C. Jones is assistant professor in the center for environmental studies at Virgina Commonwealth University. Michelle C. Pautz is professor of political science and assistant provost for the common academic program at the University of Dayton.

“Hoflund, Jones, and Pautz have edited an exceptional collection that challenges existing narratives about food politics and examines the unintended consequences of policies that impact sustainability, healthcare, and civic engagement. Readers who are interested in public administration will be engaged by case studies on the Farm Bill, SNAP program, school lunch initiatives, food labeling, and food processing. Readers who are drawn to food politics will be inspired by applications of public administration frameworks and methods that will advance their understanding of the policy process and its impacts. This is an important volume that examines problems in and proposes solutions to crises that plague the U.S. food system.”

• Introduction: Setting the Table to Study Food Systems through Public AdministrationA. Bryce Hoflund, John C. Jones, and Michelle C. PautzSection II. Politics and PolicyChapter One. How the Farm Bill Underpins U.S. Nutrition PolicyBrent BlevinsChapter Two. The Politics of SNAP MathematicsAngela Babb Chapter Three. The Role of Crop Insurance in Shaping Production Trends and Environmental Outcomes in the U.S. Agri-Food SystemKristal Jones, Daniel Tobin, Laurie Ristino, Carina Isbell, and Jake JacobsChapter Four. Hating Health Meals: Policy Rollbacks and School MealsJennifer RutledgeChapter Five: Taking Students and Staff Seriously: The National School Lunch Program as Co-ProductionAmy RosenthalChapter Six. Using a Multidimensional Food Insecurity Framework to Inform Public PolicyDanni Smith, Erin Feichtinger, Jodi BenensonChapter Seven. Growing a Greener Lens: Connecting Concepts of Public Affairs and Sustainability from a Food Systems’ FrameRachel EmasSection III. RegulationCha