Applying economic sociology to understand the meaning of "Quality" in food markets

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 167-180

  Allaire, Gilles ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Conventions; Economic sociology; Food quality; Institutions; Markets; Standards

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARKET SYSTEM; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 78149459466     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00498.x     Document Type: Review

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