Consumers and food security: Uncertain or empowered?

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-112

  Kneafsey, Moya ^a   Dowler, Elizabeth ^b   Lambie Mumford, Hannah ^c   Inman, Alex ^d   Collier, Rosemary ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d Alex Inman Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer perceptions; Food security; Neo liberalism; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD POLICY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SECURITY; NEOLIBERALISM; PERCEPTION; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873286055     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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