Food quality as a public good: Cooperation dynamics and economic development in a rural community

Mind and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-215

  Boero, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Food quality; Rural development; Slowfood presidia; Voluntary public good provision

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053929456     PISSN: 15937879     EISSN: 18601839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11299-011-0090-9     Document Type: Article

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