Introduction to symposium on private agrifood governance: Values, shortcomings and strategies

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-344

  Fuchs, Doris ^a   Kalfagianni, Agni ^b   Clapp, Jennifer ^c   Busch, Lawrence ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79961007039     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-011-9310-5     Document Type: Editorial

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