Going local: Exploring consumer behavior and motivations for direct food purchases

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1303-1309

  Thilmany, Dawn ^a   Bond, Craig A ^a   Bond, Jennifer K ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD MARKET; MODELING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 56049112361     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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