Government support to regional food producers: An assessment of England's Regional Food Strategy

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1047-1060

  Gorton, Matthew ^a   Tregear, Angela ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOOD POLICY; FOOD PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE; STATE ROLE; TRADE-OFF; TURNOVER;

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

EID: 65949092206     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0724r     Document Type: Article

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