A tripartite standards regime analysis of the contested development of a sustainable agriculture standard

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-78

  Hatanaka, Maki ^a   Konefal, Jason ^a   Constance, Douglas H ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agribusiness; Governance; Policy; Social movements; Standards; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856627311     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-011-9329-7     Document Type: Article

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