Civil society and urban food insecurity: Analyzing the roles of local food organizations in Johannesburg

Urban Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 109-132

  Warshawsky, Daniel Novik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

civil society; food security; hunger; South Africa; urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894036073     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2013.860753     Document Type: Article

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