The spatial politics of food hygiene: Regulating small-scale retail in Delhi

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-80

  Te Lintelo, Dolf Jh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food safety; Municipal corporation of delhi; Policy analysis; Small scale retail; Urban space

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HYGIENE; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RETAILING; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLICY;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 77952185306     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2008.10     Document Type: Article

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