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Grass Root Collective Action for territorially integrated food supply chain: A Case Study from Tuscany

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  • Gianluca Stefani

    (Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa)

  • Ginevra Lombardi

    (Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa)

  • Donato Romano

    (Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa)

  • Lorenzo Cei

    (Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa)

Abstract

The literature on environmental policy shows that institutional arrangements are key in designing effective environmental policies. Besides regulation and market (Coasian) solutions, grass root collective action has been advocated as a possible solution for the provision of agro-environmental public goods. We gauge that the same institutional arrangement can be found in many territorially integrated food chains that aims at re- embedding food production in the local society. Building on this literature, we present a case study - a short supply chain for bread production from ancient local wheat landraces in Tuscany – emphasizing the role played by collective action in maintaining high quality production in a context of severe information asymmetries.

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  • Gianluca Stefani & Ginevra Lombardi & Donato Romano & Lorenzo Cei, 2016. "Grass Root Collective Action for territorially integrated food supply chain: A Case Study from Tuscany," Working Papers - Economics wp2016_17.rdf, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa.
    • Handle: RePEc:frz:wpaper:wp2016_17.rdf
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    1. Giovanna Sacchi & Leonardo Cei & Gianluca Stefani & Ginevra Virginia Lombardi & Benedetto Rocchi & Giovanni Belletti & Susanne Padel & Anna Sellars & Edneia Gagliardi & Giuseppe Nocella & Sarah Cardey, 2018. "A Multi-Actor Literature Review on Alternative and Sustainable Food Systems for the Promotion of Cereal Biodiversity," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 8(11), pages 1-29, November.
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    3. Klumpp, M. & Ruiner, C., "undated". "Digitalization and Work Organization in New Urban Food Delivery Systems," 2018 International European Forum (163rd EAAE Seminar), February 5-9, 2018, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria 276876, International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks.
    4. Klumpp, Matthias & Ruiner, Caroline, 2018. "Digitalization and Work Organization in New Urban Food Delivery Systems," International Journal on Food System Dynamics, International Center for Management, Communication, and Research, vol. 9(5), January.
    5. Popp, J. & Olah, J. & Peto, K., 2018. "Short Food Suply Chains in Europe: differences between the EU-15 and EU-13," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277136, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    6. Gianluca Stefani & Giuseppe Nocella & Giovanna Sacchi, 2020. "Piloting a Meta-Database of Agroecological Transitions: An Example from Sustainable Cereal Food Systems," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-14, June.

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    JEL classification:

    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

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