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List of abbreviations
Introduction: the political economy of agro-food markets in China : the social construction of markets in an era of globalization
The theoretical foundation of agro-food markets
Markets as political institutions
An approach to food quality in China : agenda for a future research
From producers to consumers: the market for food products
Post-reform grain markets and prices in China
China's sugar under globalization forces : market structures and state decision making in the context of liberalization
A diachronic analysis of the beef industry
Understanding the growth and the decline of small-farm productions in the swine industry in Guangdong province and in China from 1980 to 2010
From farm to factory : fibres and biofuels
China's cotton market as a strategic action field
Drivers and dynamics of the Chinese wool market
Development of contract farming in Chinese sericulture and silk industry
Growth, globalization and upgrading of the Chinese cashmere industry
Fuels for the future? the emerging architecture in China's liquid biofuels market
Conclusion: economic sociology and the political economy of China's agro-food markets.
The political economy of agro-food markets in China : The social construction of the markets in an era of globalization. ISBN 9781137277947. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.