About the Authors |
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Acknowledgements |
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Foreword |
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1 The challenge of Brexit |
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1 | (23) |
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1.1 A 21st-century UK agriculture -- divided, yet united? |
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4 | (2) |
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1.2 EU Membership and coming out of the shadow of the CAP |
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6 | (10) |
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1.2.1 Shadow of the past: an overhaul of the UK support system |
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8 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Shadow of the present: a sustainability turn |
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9 | (5) |
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1.2.3 The four nations and the CAP |
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14 | (2) |
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1.3 Brexit: a new context for developing agricultural policies? |
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16 | (5) |
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1.4 Book focus and structure |
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21 | (3) |
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2 `Taking back control'?: a web of powers and constraints |
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2.1 Allocation of powers and multilevel governance in agriculture |
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25 | (2) |
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2.2 The international level, law-making and free trade agreements |
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27 | (3) |
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2.3 UK/EU relationships and the Northern Ireland Protocol |
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30 | (13) |
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2.3.1 The functioning of the Northern Ireland Protocol |
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31 | (1) |
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2.3.2 The Northern Ireland Protocol and agri-food products |
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32 | (1) |
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2.3.2.1 Non-tariff barriers and tariffs |
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33 | (4) |
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2.3.2.2 The Protocol and the application of EU law |
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37 | (3) |
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2.3.2.3 State aid provisions |
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40 | (1) |
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2.3.2.4 Consequences for Northern Ireland |
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41 | (2) |
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2.4 The WTO Agreements and relevant disciplines |
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43 | (18) |
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2.4.1 WTO -- the fundamentals |
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44 | (1) |
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2.4.2 The intricacies of the Agreement on Agriculture |
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45 | (1) |
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2.4.2.1 The scope and raison d'etre of the Agreement on Agriculture |
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46 | (2) |
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2.4.2.2 Market access and the tariffication process |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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2.4.2.3.1 The Amber Box (or trade-distorting support) |
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51 | (2) |
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2.4.2.3.2 The Blue Box (production-limiting support) |
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53 | (1) |
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2.4.2.3.3 The Green Box (no or minimal trade-distorting support) |
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53 | (5) |
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2.4.3 Non-tariff barriers in the SPS and TBT Agreements |
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58 | (3) |
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2.5 Devolution and internal relationships/powers |
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61 | (9) |
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2.5.1 Legal limits on legislation? |
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61 | (3) |
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2.5.2 Devolution to centralisation: options and mechanisms? |
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64 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Practical push and pull factors? |
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65 | (5) |
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70 | (2) |
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3 The essence of UK and devolved agricultural policies |
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72 | (39) |
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3.1 Core characteristics of the four UK agricultural policies |
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73 | (24) |
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3.1.1 England: the Agriculture Act 2020 and beyond |
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73 | (1) |
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3.1.1.1 The first prong: public money for public goods |
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74 | (4) |
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3.1.1.2 The second prong: enhanced productivity |
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78 | (2) |
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3.1.1.3 Other key components |
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80 | (2) |
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3.1.2 Wales: sustainable land management |
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82 | (5) |
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3.1.3 Northern Ireland and its Strategy |
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87 | (6) |
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3.1.4 Scotland: stability and simplicity |
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93 | (4) |
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3.2 Initial thoughts on the four policies |
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97 | (12) |
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3.2.1 Comparisons across the four nations |
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98 | (5) |
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3.2.2 Consistency with the requirements of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture |
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103 | (5) |
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3.2.3 Devolution matters and their intricacies |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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4 Tailoring ambitious policies across the UK: striving for resilience in agriculture |
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111 | (76) |
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4.1 Overarching ambition: a resilient agriculture? |
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112 | (10) |
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4.1.1 The concept of resilience and its application to agriculture |
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114 | (3) |
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4.1.2 Operationalising resilience within law and governance structures |
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117 | (3) |
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4.1.3 Resilient ambitions across the UK? |
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120 | (2) |
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4.2 Pathways towards a resilient agriculture |
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122 | (19) |
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4.2.1 Public goods and productivity: new financial support schemes and their economic focus |
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122 | (5) |
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4.2.2 Alternative pathways? Addressing the holistic nature of resilience |
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127 | (1) |
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4.2.2.1 Social-ecological services |
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128 | (6) |
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134 | (3) |
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137 | (2) |
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4.2.2.4 Agri-food democracy |
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139 | (2) |
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4.3 Continued diversity of farms: tailoring policy design |
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141 | (7) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (2) |
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4.3.3 What consequences for farming? |
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144 | (1) |
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4.3.3.1 The likely disappearance of farms and restructure of the industry |
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144 | (2) |
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4.3.3.2 Generational renewal |
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146 | (2) |
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4.4 Patchy governance (with moments of vision!) |
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148 | (27) |
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4.4.1 Policy design: a role for stakeholders |
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148 | (4) |
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4.4.2 Outcomes versus actions? |
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152 | (3) |
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4.4.3 Farm focus or collaboration at scale? |
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155 | (4) |
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4.4.4 Agricultural land ownership |
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159 | (4) |
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4.4.5 Upholding Baselines |
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163 | (1) |
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4.4.5.1 Incorporation of minimum standards |
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163 | (2) |
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4.4.5.2 Enforcement of baselines |
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165 | (3) |
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4.4.6 Measuring achievements and enforcement |
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168 | (1) |
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4.4.6.1 Targets and corresponding payments |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (1) |
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4.4.6.3 Rewarding and enforcing |
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172 | (2) |
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4.4.7 Concluding remarks on patchy governance |
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174 | (1) |
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4.5 Acknowledging interconnectedness |
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175 | (10) |
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4.5.1 Integrated supply chains |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (1) |
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4.5.2.1 The CAP's shadow of the future |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (2) |
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5 Shaping governance: changing contexts for future policies |
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187 | (72) |
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5.1 The UK's altered trading relationships |
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188 | (48) |
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5.1.1 The UK trade policy, its impact on agriculture and the role of the devolved administrations |
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188 | (3) |
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5.1.2 An overhauled relationship with the EU: the TCA and beyond |
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191 | (1) |
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5.1.2.1 The importance of the TCA |
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192 | (1) |
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5.1.2.2 Tariffs and rules of origin requirements |
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193 | (2) |
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5.1.2.3 The incoming tide of non-tariff barriers |
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195 | (4) |
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5.1.2.4 The level playing field provisions: regulatory divergence or a sensitive, dynamic alignment? |
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199 | (1) |
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5.1.2.4.1 Regulatory divergence |
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199 | (2) |
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5.1.2.4.2 Specific provisions relating to agriculture |
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201 | (1) |
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5.1.2.4.3 Resolving disputes |
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202 | (1) |
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5.1.2.4.4 A sensitive, dynamic alignment |
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203 | (2) |
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5.1.2.5 What about the shelf life of the TCA? |
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205 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Essential relationships with the rest of the world |
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206 | (1) |
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5.1.3.1 Rolled-over or continuity FTAs |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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5.1.3.3 Risks to levels of standards |
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210 | (5) |
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5.1.4 Possible WTO challenges |
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215 | (1) |
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5.1.4.1 Likeness, PPMs and the GATT |
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215 | (1) |
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5.1.4.1.1 Likeness matters |
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216 | (4) |
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220 | (3) |
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223 | (5) |
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5.1.4.3 The SPS Agreement and the turn to science |
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228 | (1) |
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5.1.4.3.1 A central role for scientific justification |
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228 | (3) |
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5.1.4.3.2 The precautionary principle |
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231 | (1) |
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5.1.4.4 The TBT Agreement and labelling requirements |
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232 | (4) |
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5.2 A recentralisation of powers |
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236 | (20) |
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236 | (1) |
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5.2.1.1 Financial schemes |
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237 | (1) |
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5.2.1.2 Funding the nations: agriculture and beyond |
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238 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Common frameworks and their insufficient advances |
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241 | (3) |
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5.2.3 The UK internal market, its underpinnings and consequences |
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244 | (1) |
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5.2.3.1 Centralising powers yet again |
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245 | (1) |
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5.2.3.1.1 The impact of the principle of mutual recognition |
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245 | (4) |
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5.2.3.1.2 Other key elements |
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249 | (3) |
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5.2.3.2 The international dimension |
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252 | (4) |
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256 | (3) |
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6 Treading new, resilient paths? |
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259 | (18) |
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6.1 New agricultural policies by design? |
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259 | (4) |
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6.2 Towards a 21st-century, resilient UK and devolved agriculture |
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263 | (4) |
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6.2.1 Complementary pathways towards a resilient agriculture |
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263 | (1) |
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6.2.1.1 Socio-ecological services |
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263 | (1) |
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6.2.1.2 Net-zero agriculture |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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6.2.1.4 Agri-food democracy |
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265 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Co-designing resilience |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (7) |
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6.3.1 Evolving international relationships |
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268 | (3) |
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6.3.2 Shifting internal dynamics |
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271 | (2) |
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6.3.3 Multilevel relationships and parameters |
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273 | (1) |
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6.4 Final food for thought |
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274 | (3) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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