This two-volume book provides an important overview to EU economic and policy issues related to the development of the bioeconomy. What have been the recent trends and what are the implications for future economic development and policy making? Where does EU bioeconomy policy sit within an international context and what are the financial frameworks behind them?
Volume I explores the economic theory of bioeconomy policy, as well as European integration, European agriculture, EU budget and future developments in EU agriculture policies.

Provides definitions of the bioeconomy, bio-based economy and the circular economy Reflects on the economic theory behind bioeconomy policy Proffers a historical overview of European agriculture and food Examines EU institutions and decision making processesses Analyses the financial framework and budget for agriculture, food and rurual development

Autorentext

Liesbeth Dries is Associate Professor in the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

Wim Heijman is Professor of Regional Economics in the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
Roel Jongeneel is Assistant Professor in the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group at Wageningen University, and Senior Scientist at Wageningen Economic Research, The Netherlands.
Kai Purnhagen is Associate Professor in the Law and Governance at Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
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** Justus Wesseler is Professor and chair of the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. His research work is on bioeconomy economics and policies. The major focus is on the contribution of value chains to improve sustainability and the impact of new technologies and regulations on the value chain in this respect. He is member of the International Consortium of Applied Bioeconomy Research (ICABR), co-editor of AgBioForum, and coordinator of the EU funded project Monitoring the Bioeconomy (BioMonitor). He is the Series Editor for Palgrave Advances in Bioeconomy: Economics and Policies.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Bioeconomy Economics and Policy.- 3. European Integration: A Historical Overview.- 4. European Agriculture and the Bioeconomy: A Historical Overview.- 5. EU Institutions and Decision Making Processes.- 6. EU Budgetary Politics and Its Implications for the Bioeconomy.- 7. WTO Rules on Domestic Support for Agriculture and Food Safety: Institutional Adaptation and Institutional Transformation in the Governance of the Bioeconomy.- 8. Future Developments of the Institutional Framework.- 9. Common Market Organisation.- 10. Direct Income Support and Cross-compliance.- 11. Animal Health Policy.- 12. Plant Health and Plant Protection Policies.- 13. Environment and Agriculture.- 14. Assessment of the CAP after 2020.