Are livestock a troublesome commodity?

Geoforum

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 781-783

  Gardner, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Latin America; Livestock; Neoliberalism; Pastoralism

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CATTLE; COMMODITY MARKET; GOODS EXCHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NEOLIBERALISM; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AFRICA; LATIN AMERICA;

BOS;

EID: 70350749738     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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