1. VALUE CHAIN COORDINATION: A NEW STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGIONAL AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES Open Access Author: Rocker, Sarah Title: VALUE CHAIN COORDINATION: A NEW STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGIONAL AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES Graduate Program: Rural Sociology Keywords: value chain coordinationlocal and regional food systemsagrifoodsocial infrastructurevalue chainsentrepreneurial developmentvalue chain coordinatoragriculture of the middlesoft infrastructuresocial networks File: Download Rocker_Dissertation_Final.pdf Committee Members: C. Clare Hinrichs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorC. Clare Hinrichs, Committee Chair/Co-ChairCarolyn Sachs, Committee MemberLeland Luther Glenna, Committee MemberWenpin Tsai, Outside MemberStephan J Goetz, Committee Member