Public preferences for rural policy reform: Evidence from Scottish surveys

Regional Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 609-626

  McVittie, Alistair ^a   Moran, Dominic ^a   Elston, David ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BioSS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public preferences; Rural policy; Scotland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL REFORM; EUROPEAN UNION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RURAL POLICY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77953095763     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400902926359     Document Type: Article

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