Eating more beef: Market structure and firm behavior in the Pacific Basin beefpacking industry

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 531-550

  Francis, Roderick ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Beef; Globalization; Pacific rim; Trade; USA

Indexed keywords

FOOD INDUSTRY; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 0034104802     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00142-4     Document Type: Article

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