Consumption, sustainable welfare and human needs - With reference to UK expenditure patterns between 1954 and 1994

Ecological Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-441

  Jackson, Tim ^a   Marks, Nic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Economic welfare; Human needs; Sustainability; Well being

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033104179     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(98)00108-6     Document Type: Article

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