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Analysing Food Chain Development: A Theoretical Framework

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Nordic-Iberian Cod Value Chains

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This chapter presents a theoretical- analytical basis for investigation and discussion of the Norwegian-Spanish salted fish trade. The focus is on convention theory and value chain theory as analytical tools for this specific trade on salted fish. Special emphasis is put on Performance Drivers in the value chain and on specific contextual convention models for this salted fish trade through the value chain in Norway to Spain trade relations.

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  1. University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

    Heidi Bjønnes Larsen, Knut Bjørn Lindkvist & Torbjørn Trondsen

  2. University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

    Torbjørn Trondsen

  3. Finnmark University College, Finmark, Norway

    Knut Bjørn Lindkvist

  4. University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    José Luis Sánchez-Hernández

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    Torbjørn Trondsen

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Larsen, H., Lindkvist, K., Sánchez-Hernández, J., Trondsen, T. (2015). Analysing Food Chain Development: A Theoretical Framework. In: Lindkvist, K., Trondsen, T. (eds) Nordic-Iberian Cod Value Chains. MARE Publication Series, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16405-2_2

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