Outlines the UK Hops Marketing Board's marketing arrangements prior to, and since, entry into the European Economic Community (EEC) as a case study of changing marketing techniques in the agricultural sector. Examines the views and attitudes of hop growers in the West Midlands towards the...

This paper examines SMEs' experiences of labour markets and their adoption of technology, including ICTs, in two rural areas: South Warwickshire and North Devon. Findings are assessed within the context of existing theories of rural industrial growth, which have tended to stereotype firms on the...

Ricketts Hein J., Ilbery B. and Kneafsey M. (2006) Distribution of local food activity in England and Wales: an Index of Food Relocalization, Regional Studies 40, 289-301. Despite much interest in the relocalization of the food supply chain in England and Wales, it is unclear whether local food...

Ilbery B. and Saxena G. Integrated rural tourism in the English-Welsh cross-border region: an analysis of strategic, administrative and personal challenges, Regional Studies. Cross-border tourism development is fraught with tensions, as is evident in the English-Welsh cross-border region. This...