The meat of the global food crisis

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-85

  Weis, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

food crisis; global inequality; industrial livestock

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84873652686     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2012.752357     Document Type: Article

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