Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2010

Seiten: 82-94

Zeitschrift: Proceedings in Food System Dynamics

Bandnummer: 2010

ISSN: 2194-511X

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.18461/pfsd.2010.1006

Verlag: University of Bonn, Germany

Abstract: 

This paper outlines how a team work approach, recently suggested in institutional economics to overcome the problem of externalities, can be used to promote better food quality. Cost sharing as “team work” is considered a novel institution to improve food quality by giving incentives to overcome the public good character of quality. We translate the approach from negative to positive externalities. Hereby: We make a reference to the current state of the discussion on how food quality depends on efforts of a food industry to get a better image and discuss how much need there is to improve quality. An outline of a mathematical approach of a “team work” is presented in the provision of quality as a positive externality and the approach is adapted to a likely team building effort in a food industry. Finally some remarks are made how to stimulate a process of team building and the role of a government is addressed. At the core of the paper we see the argument that free riding on quality can be avoided if collective actions or team building processes occur in a community. A team is modeled as partnership of producers in which costs for quality improvement are shared.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Nuppenau, E. (2010) Improving Food Quality through Institutional Innovations: Using a Free Rider Approach for Collective Action, Proceedings in Food System Dynamics, 2010, pp. 82-94. https://doi.org/10.18461/pfsd.2010.1006

APA-Zitierstil: Nuppenau, E. (2010). Improving Food Quality through Institutional Innovations: Using a Free Rider Approach for Collective Action. Proceedings in Food System Dynamics. 2010, 82-94. https://doi.org/10.18461/pfsd.2010.1006