The consumption of our discontent

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 315-323

  Sanne, Christer ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consumption; Lifestyle; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LIFESTYLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 24944481514     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.489     Document Type: Article

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