Ethical selving in cultural contexts: Fairtrade consumption as an everyday ethical practice in the UK and Germany

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Varul, Matthias Zick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical consumption; Fairtrade; Germany; International comparison; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549122213     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00762.x     Document Type: Article

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