A focus group study of the motivation to invest: 'Ethical/green' and 'ordinary' investors compared

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 331-341

  Lewis, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007072478     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-5357(01)00103-2     Document Type: Article

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