The integrated food security strategy of South Africa: An institutional analysis

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Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 316-337

  Drimie, Scott ^a   Ruysenaar, Shaun ^b  

^a International Food Policy Research Institute   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food security; Institutional analysis; Integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650026052     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2010.503377     Document Type: Article

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