Resistance and strategic responses in food supply networks: Metro cash & carry in Bangalore

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-176

  Franz, Martin ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food; Global production networks; India; Resistance; Retail; Supply

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBALIZATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RETAILING; TRADE UNION;

BANGALORE; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

EID: 84864137190     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2012.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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