Level of market development and intensity of organic food consumption: Cross-cultural study of Danish and New Zealand consumers

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 392-409

  Squires, Lisa ^a   Juric, Biljana ^b   Cornwell, T Bettina ^c  

^a Montana Wines   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Denmark; National cultures; New Zealand; Organic food

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039739873     PISSN: 07363761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07363760110398754     Document Type: Article

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