Global geographies of innovation diffusion: The case of the Australian cattle industry

Geographical Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-104

  Tonts, Matthew ^a   Yarwood, Richard ^b   Jones, Roy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cattle breeds; Innovation diffusion; Multifunctionality; Productivism

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COLONIAL BREEDING; DEREGULATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

AUSTRALIA;

BOS;

EID: 76249093589     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2009.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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