Adding or subtracting value?: Constructions of rurality and Scottish quality food promotion

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 384-403

  Burnett, Kathryn A ^a   Danson, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business enterprise; Food products; Marketing strategy; Rural economies; Rural regions; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986083388     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550410564716     Document Type: Article

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