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European community food processing industries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Abstract

A review of market structure and firm conduct in European food processing industries, as well as the policies of Member State governments toward the movement of goods across borders, suggests that the pace of market integration in this section of the EU economy will be slower than sometimes predicted.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Academia Europaea 1995

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