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BL
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628287
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Dorfman, Jeffrey H
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| Title & Author
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Economics and management of the food industry /\ Jeffrey H. Dorfman
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| Series Statement
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Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ;; 10
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xiv, 197 pages ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780415539913 (hb : alk. paper)
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: 0415539919 (hb : alk. paper)
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: 9780415539920 (pb : alk. paper)
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: 0415539927 (pb : alk. paper)
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9780203795736 (eb : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : the basics of the food industry -- Cost economics for processing plants -- Pricing economics for food processing -- Trade among regions -- The economics of storage -- Plant location and size decisions -- Risk management -- The economics of the marketing sector -- Price discrimination -- Imperfect competition and game theory -- Spatial competition -- The food service industry -- Food retailers -- Launching a new product -- Special organizational features in the food industry
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| Subject
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Food industry and trade-- United States
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Food industry and trade-- United States-- Management
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Competition-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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338.1/973
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| LC Classification
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HD9000.5.D625 2014
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HD9000.5.D625 2014
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