Competition Policy and Food Sector in the European Union

Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 155-172

  Sodano, Valeria ^a   Verneau, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

competition policy; food; neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904295386     PISSN: 08974438     EISSN: 15286983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08974438.2013.833576     Document Type: Article

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