The supermarket revolution in developing countries: Tidal wave or tough competitive struggle?

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 433-450

  Humphrey, John ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Globalisation; Small farmers; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD CHAIN; GLOBALIZATION; RETAILING;

EID: 34547769300     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbm008     Document Type: Article

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