Advancing the human right to food in Canada: Social policy and the politics of hunger, welfare, and food security

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-211

  Riches, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commodification of welfare; Corporatization of food; Food democracy; Food security; Human right to food; Hunger; Progressive social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549126156     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007576706862     Document Type: Article

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