The capitalist composition of organic: The potential of markets in fulfilling the promise of organic agriculture

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-232

  Allen, Patricia ^a   Kovach, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodity fetishism; Ecological soundness; Green consumerism; Input substitution; National Organic Standards; Organic agriculture; Organic agriculture environmental benefits; Organic agriculture scientific justification; Organic agriculture growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009793865     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007640506965     Document Type: Review

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