An unsustainable state: Contrasting food practices and state policies in the Czech Republic

0363844 - SOÚ 2012 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Jehlička, Petr - Smith, J.
An unsustainable state: Contrasting food practices and state policies in the Czech Republic.
Geoforum. Roč. 42, č. 3 (2011), s. 362-372. ISSN 0016-7185. E-ISSN 1872-9398
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP404/10/0521
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z70280505
Keywords : food policies * household consumption * food practices
Subject RIV: AO - Sociology, Demography
Impact factor: 1.927, year: 2011

We approach the phenomenon of household food production in postsocialist societies as a practice compliant with principles of sustainability. The article highlights the extent and inclusivity of food self-provisioning in Czech society to demonstrate how post-socialist societies are a repository of a rich set of sustainability-promoting consumption practices in relation to food systems. We also show that policy actors in these societies have ignored these alternative, socially inclusive and environmentally effective practices in favour of far less effective policies.
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