Bridging sustainability and the social economy: Achieving community transformation through local food initiatives

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 308-324

  Connelly, Sean ^a   Markey, Sean ^a   Roseland, Mark ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

local food systems; social justice; sustainable community development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 79955024818     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018310396040     Document Type: Article

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