Joined-up food policy? The trials of governance, public policy and the food system

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 556-574

  Barling, David ^a   Lang, Tim ^a   Caraher, Martin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food policy; Multi level governance; Policy confinement; Policy integration; Public health; Sustainable food supply

Indexed keywords

FOOD POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036911694     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.t01-1-00304     Document Type: Article

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