In heterodox economic geography, there is an ongoing debate as to how our economic,
social, and environmental needs may be better addressed by organizing the economy …

For some time we have seen a shift away from direct marketing, a core feature and dominant
exchange form in the alternative food world, towards a greater role for intermediation. Yet …

Vor dem Hintergrund eines zunehmenden Interesses an alternativen Ökonomien werden in
diesem einführenden Beitrag Alternative Ernährungsnetzwerke als alternative …

Rural economies and agri-food systems are strongly affected by institutions and institutional
settings, as evidenced by many scholars exploring the impact of agricultural policies. By …

Transnational debates, for instance on the finiteness of fossil resources and their harmful
effects on the climate, are often regarded as interdisciplinary challenges in the social and …

The internationalization of value chains and the broad proliferation of different public and
private standards have led to a formalization and standardization of value chains, production …

This study analyzes to what extent small islands in the South Pacific are integrated into
global food systems; it shows which different fresh fruits and vegetables are sold, which …

Das Buch bietet einen detaillierten Einblick in die Arbeit einer deutschen Multistakeholder-
Initiative (MSI) im Kakao-und Schokoladensektor. In solchen Initiativen schließen sich …

Cities, for a long time seen as ecological problems, are increasingly portrayed as the arena
to bring about social-environmental changes. In this chapter, we discuss the tension …

In the current competitive manufacturing business environments, the key suppliers along a
supply chain have become the potential modes for the manufacturers to generate the …