A resilient social economy? Insights from the community food sector in the UK

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 272-292

  Sonnino, Roberta ^a   Griggs Trevarthen, Christopher ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community food sector; local development; local food; resilience; social economy

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; EMPOWERMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; FOOD INDUSTRY; PERCEPTION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ENGLAND; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875289250     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2012.710268     Document Type: Article

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