Antecedents of green purchases: A survey in China

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 338-357

  Chan, Ricky Y K ^a   Lau, Lorett B Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Consumer behaviour; Ecology; Green issues; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041032829     PISSN: 07363761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07363760010335358     Document Type: Article

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