African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluating the impact of government subsidies on traceable pork market share based on market simulation: The case of Wuxi, Chin

Xiujuan Chen
  • Xiujuan Chen
  • Food Safety Research Base of Jiangsu Province, School of Business, Jiangnan University, No. 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Linhai Wu
  • Linhai Wu
  • Food Safety Research Base of Jiangsu Province, School of Business, Jiangnan University, No. 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Shasha Qin
  • Shasha Qin
  • Food Safety Research Base of Jiangsu Province, School of Business, Jiangnan University, No. 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Dian Zhu
  • Dian Zhu
  • Department of Economics, School of Dongwu Business, Soochow University, No. 50 Donghuan Road, Suzhou 215021, China.
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  •  Received: 04 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 07 March 2016
  •  Published: 28 April 2016

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