Varieties of Environmental Labelling, Market Structures, and Sustainable Consumption Across Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Organizational and Market Supply Determinants of Environmental-Labelled Goods

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-151

  Koos, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eco label; Europe; Labelling; Organic food; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953839271     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-010-9153-2     Document Type: Article

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