New! Improved? The transformation of the global agrifood system

Rural Sociology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-346

  Busch, Lawrence ^a   Bain, Carmen ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RETAILING;

EID: 13244277979     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1526/0036011041730527     Document Type: Article

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