Arguments surrounding organic and genetically modified food labelling: A few comparisons

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-259

  Klintman, Mikael ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critical realism; Cross over; Epistemic relativism; Frame reflection; Genetically modified food; Labelling; Organic food

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344707051     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jepp.113     Document Type: Review

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