Country differences in sustainable consumption: The case of organic food

Journal of Macromarketing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-185

  Thøgersen, John ^a  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Country differences; Europe; Organic food consumption; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952638916     PISSN: 02761467     EISSN: 15526534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0276146710361926     Document Type: Article

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