Networks, Power and Dependency in the Agrifood Industry

International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-126

  James, Harvey S ^a   Hendrickson, Mary K ^a   Howard, Philip H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Producer; Buyer Power; Input Supplier; Positive Connection; Relative Dependency

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101314416     PISSN: 15703010     EISSN: 22151737     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6274-9_6     Document Type: Chapter

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