Towards sustainable consumption: Economics and ethical concerns for the environment in consumer choices

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 227-248

  Paavola, Jouni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Environment; Preferences; Rationality; Sustainability; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844432226     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346760110036175     Document Type: Article

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