chapter 2 - Bentham Science

CONTENTS
Foreword i
Preface ii
Contributors iv
CHAPTERS
1. The Italian Demand for Imported Virgin Olive Oil: A Threshold Almost Ideal Demand
System Approach 3
M. Ben Kaabia and J. M. Gil
2. Food Crisis: Did Agricultural Prices Rise Faster than they Fell? 19
M. Stigler and P. Tortora
3. New Trends in Consumer Needs: Functional Foods in the European Market 31
A. Annunziata and R. Vecchio
4. Consumer Knowledge of Animal Welfare Standards 46
R. Vecchio and A. Annunziata
5. Consumer Geographic Segmentation and Valuing Attributes of Wine in Supermarket: An
Hedonic Approach 58
J. C. Ortúzar and O. Alfranca
6. Territory Image and Notoriety as Sources of Equity in the Wine Market 73
D. C. Dopico
7. Means-end Chain Analysis of Food Products with Origin Quality Labels: An Application to
Wine with Designation of Origin 85
R. Barrena and M. Sánchez
8. Is there a Future Market for Genetically Modified Food? An Analysis from Southern Spain
Consumer Preferences 107
M. R.-Entrena and S. Sayadi
9. Global Crisis and Agricultural Public Spending in Kenya: A SAM Multiplier Approach 121
M. Sassi
10. Measuring the Relative Efficiency of Bank Branches: The Case of the Agricultural Bank of
Greece 143
A. N. Rezitis, A. Pailas and M. A. Kalantzi
11. Measuring Labor Productivity and Market Viability of Rural Tourism Activities in Japan 155
Y. Ohe
Index 168