Measuring the local economic impact of National Health Service procurement in the UK: An evaluation of the Cornwall Food Programme and LM3

Local Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-270

  Thatcher, Jenny ^a   Sharp, Liz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC REGENERATION; FOOD SUPPLY; LOCAL ECONOMY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 46749126257     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830701669005     Document Type: Article

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