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UNINA9910465478303321 |
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Titolo |
English in Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] ] : features, policy and language in use / / edited by Ee-Ling Low, Azirah Hashim |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012 |
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1-283-42491-6 |
9786613424914 |
90-272-8183-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (408 p.) |
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Collana |
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Varieties of English around the world (VEAW) ; ; v. G42 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Variation - Southeast Asia |
Language policy - Southeast Asia |
Language planning - Southeast Asia |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Features -- pt. 2. Policy (historical context & language planning) -- pt. 3. Language in use -- pt. 4. Bibliography. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume provides a first systematic, comprehensive account of English in Southeast Asia (SEA) based on current research by leading scholars in the field. The volume first provides a systematic account of the linguistic features across all sub-varieties found within each country. It also has a section dedicated to the historical context and language planning policies to provide a background to understanding the development of the linguistic features covered in Part I and, finally, the vibrancy of the sociolinguistic and pragmatic realities that govern actual language in use in a wide variet |
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UNINA9910462571103321 |
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Autore |
Hansen Henning Otte <1959-, > |
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Titolo |
Food economics : industry and markets / / Henning Otte Hansen |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-135-07503-4 |
0-203-06647-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (799 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ; ; 6 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Food industry and trade |
Produce trade |
Food supply - Political aspects |
Globalization - Economic aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1 The uniqueness of food markets; 2 Food crises; 3 The food sector during economic development; 4 Food clusters; 5 Globalisation and food markets; 6 Newly industrialised countries, developing countries and food markets; 7 Food demand; 8 Food market policy; 9 The structure of the food industry; 10 Cooperatives in the food sector; 11 Mergers and acquisitions in the food industry: drivers and results; 12 International food business; 13 Models and methods in international food business; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased vertical integration and changes to market structure. Companies grow bigger in order to obtain economies of scale and issues and such as food security, quality, obesity and health are ever important factors.This textbook analyzes the structure of the world's food economy, with particularly strong coverage on the root causes of periodic food crises and the impact of WTO measures and other agricultural policies. Bio-energy, cooperatives, regional trading blocs and liberalization are all placed |
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under the microscope.The result is an internationally focused account of the role of food markets today with history and future trends and prospects analyzed alongside contemporary issues"-- |
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