On the New Social Relations around and beyond Food. Analysing Consumers' Role and Action in Gruppi di Acquisto Solidale (Solidarity Purchasing Groups)

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-30

  Brunori, Gianluca ^a   Rossi, Adanella ^a   Guidi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIELDWORK; FOOD MARKET;

ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 84855359244     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2011.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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