Farm smes sustainability assessment based on bellagio principles. The case of Messinian Region, Greece

Regional Science Inquiry

Volumn 4, Issue 3 SPEC. ISSUE, 2012, Pages 137-153

  Vlachos, Ilias P ^a   Malindretos, George P ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Belagio Principles (BP); Products of Designated Origin (PDOs); Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); Sustainable Development (SD); Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873552021     PISSN: 17915961     EISSN: 17917735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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