abstract

Although the food regime concept has become an important approach for addressing the global food trade, most of its applications have utilized qualitative methods. This article applies a quantitative social network analysis (SNA) and a more-than-qualitative relational approach, drawing from the geography literature to explore regional food regimes in Asia in the World Trade Organization (WTO) era. Employing data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT) and the Design of Trade Agreements (DESTA) project database, this paper’s analysis of the governance of Asian regional vegetable trade networks reveals the multiplicity inherent in food regimes under the WTO. In this context, the topologies of food regimes—including degree centrality, betweenness centrality, and closeness centrality—reveal the emergence of a multi-polar food system in Asia.

摘要

尽管食品制度概念已成为解决全球食品贸易的重要方法，但其大部分应用都采用了定性方法。本文运用定量社会网络分析 (SNA) 和超定性关系方法，从地理文献中汲取灵感，探索世界贸易组织 (WTO) 时代亚洲的区域粮食制度。本文利用来自粮食及农业组织企业统计数据库 (FAOSTAT) 和贸易协定设计 (DESTA) 项目数据库的数据，对亚洲区域蔬菜贸易网络的治理进行了分析，揭示了 WTO 下粮食制度内在的多样性。在这种情况下，食物制度的拓扑结构——包括度中心性、介数中心性、