On the 1st of January 1993 the territory covered by the European Union member states became the Single European Market (SEM). The political and economic implications of this transformation have been analyzed by many political scientists and economists. Sociologists have been much less interested...

This report analyses the market for beef in the European Union. The information in this report primarily concerns the EU-15 countries. More than half of the beef consumption in the EU is sold as fresh beef products at the retail level, the rest being used in processed products or sold through...