Preferences, needs and sustainability

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-21

  Stagl, Sigrid ^a   O’Hara, Sabine U ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer behaviour; consumer theory; food markets; needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002053761     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2001.001542     Document Type: Article

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