The vanishing free market: The formation and spread of the British and US food regimes

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 315-344

  Winders, Bill ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Class coalitions; Food regime; UK; USA; World economy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; ECONOMIC RELATIONS; FOOD MARKET; FREE TRADE; GLOBAL ECONOMY; TRADE FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650688100     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2009.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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