William Coleman, Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Canada, Wyn Grant, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK and the late Tim Josling, formerly Professor Emeritus in the Food Research Institute and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, US

'This is an important book for students interested in contemporary agro-food systems and rural land use. Written by two political scientists and an agricultural economist, the book pays close attention to the politics of agricultural trade. It is a welcome addition to the scholarship on global agro-food systems.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Economic Globalisation: Changing Patterns of Trade, Industry Structure and Farming 3. Technology and Political Resistance 4. The Globalisation of Ideas 5. Globalisation, Regionalisation and Trade Rules 6. A Transnational Policy Space: The Actors 7. A Transnational Policy Space: Structure References Index

William Coleman, Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Canada, Wyn Grant, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK and the late Tim Josling, formerly Professor Emeritus in the Food Research Institute and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, US

'This is an important book for students interested in contemporary agro-food systems and rural land use. Written by two political scientists and an agricultural economist, the book pays close attention to the politics of agricultural trade. It is a welcome addition to the scholarship on global agro-food systems.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Economic Globalisation: Changing Patterns of Trade, Industry Structure and Farming 3. Technology and Political Resistance 4. The Globalisation of Ideas 5. Globalisation, Regionalisation and Trade Rules 6. A Transnational Policy Space: The Actors 7. A Transnational Policy Space: Structure References Index

William Coleman, Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Canada, Wyn Grant, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK and the late Tim Josling, formerly Professor Emeritus in the Food Research Institute and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, US

'This is an important book for students interested in contemporary agro-food systems and rural land use. Written by two political scientists and an agricultural economist, the book pays close attention to the politics of agricultural trade. It is a welcome addition to the scholarship on global agro-food systems.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Economic Globalisation: Changing Patterns of Trade, Industry Structure and Farming 3. Technology and Political Resistance 4. The Globalisation of Ideas 5. Globalisation, Regionalisation and Trade Rules 6. A Transnational Policy Space: The Actors 7. A Transnational Policy Space: Structure References Index