00997pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001700040245006300057260000900120300001500129362000800144520063100152650002900783773005100812180718b2017   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMann, Stefan  aAre power asymmetries a reason for the state to intervene?  c2017  ap.342-347.  aMar  aPower asymmetries between farmers and slaughterhouses have led the Swiss government to install an independent agency that evaluates the quality of pig and cattle carcasses. This case is used to explore public interventions to mitigate power asymmetries. The independent classification is described and its economic rationale explored. The positions of the most important stakeholders in the system are depicted and the counter-arguments analyzed by objective hermeneutics. It is concluded that public interventions against power asymmetries are no panacea but can be useful to create a just and effective system. - Reproduced.  aTotal quality management  aInternational Journal of Public Administration