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ESOP's Fable: Golden Egg or Sour Grapes? (2000)
Book Chapter
Fine, B. (2000). ESOP's Fable: Golden Egg or Sour Grapes?. In J. Toporowski (Ed.), Political Economy and the New Capitalism: Essays in Honour of Sam Aaronovitch (179-193). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203055557-22

This essay, drawing upon a report prepared for the South African trade union movement, assesses the position of ESOPs.1 The first part addresses conceptual issues, while later sections discuss the historical record of ESOPs and examines some of the t... Read More about ESOP's Fable: Golden Egg or Sour Grapes?.

Transition and the Political Economy of South Africa (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fine, B. (1999, November). Transition and the Political Economy of South Africa. Paper presented at International Conference on New African Perspectives : Africa, Australasia and the Wider World at the End of the 20th Century, Perth, Australia

Industrial and Energy Policy (1999)
Book Chapter
Fine, B. (1999). Industrial and Energy Policy. In J. Michie, & V. Padayachee (Eds.), The Political Economy of South Africa's Transition (125-153). Dryden Press

The Political Economy of Diet, Health and Food Policy (1998)
Book
Fine, B. (1998). The Political Economy of Diet, Health and Food Policy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203445297

The Political Economy of Diet and Health continues the exploration of food systems theory begun in the author's previous publications. It presents a critical exposition of food systems theory and analyses the existing approaches to food consumption.... Read More about The Political Economy of Diet, Health and Food Policy.

What We Eat and Why: A Socioeconomic Approach to Standard Items in Food Consumption (1998)
Book Chapter
Fine, B., Heasman, M., & Wright, J. (1998). What We Eat and Why: A Socioeconomic Approach to Standard Items in Food Consumption. In A. Murcott (Ed.), The Nation's Diet: The Social Science of Food Choice (95-111). Longman. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315841083-17

Introduction Although our project originated within the discipline of economics, its motivation represented a considerable breach with its standard treatment of choice, whether for food or otherwise. The orthodoxy is associated with neoclassical econ... Read More about What We Eat and Why: A Socioeconomic Approach to Standard Items in Food Consumption.