Getting civil about food: The interactions between civil society and the state to advance sustainable food systems in Canada

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 122-144

  Koc, Mustafa ^a   Macrae, Rod ^b   Desjardins, Ellen ^c   Roberts, Wayne ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Toronto Food Policy Council   (Canada)

Author keywords

Civil society; Food governance; Food policy; Food secure Canada; Food security; Peoples' food commission; Regulatory pluralism; Sustainable food systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTORY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM;

EID: 71549154750     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240802243175     Document Type: Article

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