The moral responsibility of consumers as citizens

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-96

  Schrader, Ulf ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Consumer citizenship; Corporate social responsibility; CSR; Exit and voice; Rights and duties; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249131340     PISSN: 17408822     EISSN: 17408830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2007.016059     Document Type: Article

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