Developing Policies and Instruments for Sustainable Household Consumption: Irish Experiences and Futures

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-42

  Pape, Jessica ^a,b   Rau, Henrike ^b   Fahy, Frances ^b   Davies, Anna ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Governance; Ireland; Policy instruments; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952042832     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-010-9151-4     Document Type: Article

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