Consumer segmentation and changing food purchase patterns in Nanjing, PRC

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 457-471

  Veeck, Ann ^a   Veeck, Gregory ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Consumption; Food; Markets; PRC; Urban

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET;

CHINA;

EID: 0034021418     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00135-7     Document Type: Article

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