Is It a Jungle out There? Meat Packing, Immigrants, and Rural Communities

The shift of the U.S. meat packing industry from urban to rural areas has generated controversy regarding potential social and economic costs of meat packing plants on their host communities. This study uses media comments to identify the most prominent controversies regarding meat packing, its larg...

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Main Authors: Georgeanne M. Artz, Rebecca Jackson, Peter F. Orazem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2010-08-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/93220