Bringing a perspective of transformative learning to globalized consumption

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 326-330

  O'Sullivan, Edmund ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b OISE/UT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affluenza; Consumption; Empty self; Globalization; Market values; Transformative learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949129625     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1470-6431.2003.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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