School meals in England and the contradictions of capital

Capitalism, Nature, Socialism

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 103-121

  Sharp, Graham ^a  

^a NONE

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CAPITAL; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD LIMITATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34547869631     PISSN: 10455752     EISSN: 15483290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10455750701526427     Document Type: Article

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