Quality uncertainty and allocation of decision rights in the European protected designation of origin

Revista de Administração (São Paulo)

Gaetano Martino¹ 

[1] ,University of Perugia Department of Agricultural Economics, Rural Appraisal, and Food Sciences Perugia,Italy

关键词: protected designation of origin;    adaptation;    allocation of decision rights;    quality uncertainty;    monitoring costs;    denominação de origem protegida;    adaptação;    alocação de direitos de decisão;    incerteza da qualidade;    custos de monitoramento;    denominación de origen protegida;    adaptación;    asignación de derechos de decisión;    incertidumbre sobre la calidad;    costos de monitoreo;   

DOI  :  10.5700/rausp1094

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The paper considers some issue in the governance of the European Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). The PDO systems are the outcomes of both farmers and consumers expectations and connect the valorisation of the agricultural and rural resources of given territories to the quality of typical products. A critical point in the governance of the PDO systems is represented by the connection between the quality strategies and the uncertainty. The paper argues that the PDO systems can be thought of as strictly coordinated subsystems in which the ex post governance play a critical role in coping with quality uncertainty. The study suggests that the society's inducements given raise to complex organizational systems in which the allocation of decision rights to PDO collective organizations play a major role. The empirical analysis is carried out by examining ten Italian PDO systems in order to identify the decision rights allocated.

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