The hidden middle: The quiet revolution in the midstream of agrifood value chains in developing countries

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-63

  Reardon, Thomas ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Developing countries; Food industry transformation; Food processing; Structural change; Value chains; Wholesale; Wholesale markets

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC POLICY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SECURITY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

ASIA;

EID: 84937404732     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grv011     Document Type: Article

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