Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Lee, Heather N.
Author's Email Address	heather.n.lee@gmail.com
URN	etd-05172010-100814
Title	The Food Retail Hierarchy and Food Import Dependency in a Dominican Town
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Geography
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Grossman, Lawrence S. Committee Chair Campbell, James B. Jr. Committee Member Kolivras, Korine N. Committee Member
Keywords	Dominican Republic food import dependency food retail hierarchy
Date of Defense	2010-05-03
Availability	restricted
Abstract This research examines the percentage of imported foods sold in stores at three levels of the food retail hierarchy—small-sized retail food stores, known locally as colmados; medium-sized food retail stores, or super-colmados; and the large supermarkets, or supermercados —in the Dominican Republic. It also considers variations in sources of imported foods for the three types of stores. Data were collected during fieldwork conducted in Verón—a small town located in the province of La Altagracia on the eastern end of the Dominican Republic—over a three-week period from August 15 to September 9, 2009. A stratified random sample was selected along the primary highway in Verón consisting of 15 stores. At these stores, the principal investigator collected inventory data and conducted interviews with storeowners and employees. The findings suggest that food import dependency increases as the level in the food retail hierarchy, or store size, increases.
Files	Filename       Size       Approximate Download Time (Hours:Minutes:Seconds)     28.8 Modem   56K Modem   ISDN (64 Kb)   ISDN (128 Kb)   Higher-speed Access  Lee_HN_T_2010.pdf 1.69 Mb 00:07:50 00:04:02 00:03:31 00:01:45 00:00:09 indicates that a file or directory is accessible from the Virginia Tech campus network only.

If you have questions or technical problems, please Contact DLA.