Between the local and the global confronting complexity in the contemporary agri-food sector

• Other Authors: Marsden, Terry., Murdoch, Jonathan.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2006.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Research in rural sociology and development ; v. 12.
• Subjects: Agriculture > Economic aspects.; Food industry and trade.; Globalization > Economic aspects.; Agriculture & related industries.; Globalization.; Business & Economics > Industries > Agribusiness.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849504171 (electronic bk.) : 1849504172 (electronic bk.) : 076231317X (hbk)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 358 p.) : ill., map

The volume presents a range of critical perspectives on the contemporary agri-food sector. The starting point is the recognition that geography matters in agri-food more than ever, and it plays a diverse range of roles in shaping production-consumption relations. With hindsight, it may be argued tha...