Where's the beef? The integration of the Canadian and American beefpacking industries

Prairie Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-29

  Broadway, Michael J ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY; BEEFPACKING; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING;

CANADA; USA;

EID: 0031666145     PISSN: 03176282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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