Globalization and Agri-food Restructuring: Perspectives from the Australasia RegionDavid Burch, Roy E. Rickson, Geoffrey Lawrence Avebury, 1996 - 349 pages This collection looks at the change within the agri-food industries of Australasia. It presents an overview of theories surrounding the issues, and covers areas such as trends in the retailing of foods and the linking of local and global industries. |
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Theoretical issues in global agrifood restructuring 117 | 17 |
Australia and New Zealand | 45 |
Historical geographies of context | 73 |
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