The political ecology of alcohol as "disaster" in South Africa's Western Cape

Geoforum

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1045-1056

  Herrick, Clare ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Health; Impact; Policy; Political ecology; Risk; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRINKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84867039748     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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