Eco-labelling of wood, and its effectiveness in consumer guidance and conservation

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Veisten, Knut ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Credence; Price premium; Regulation; Third party

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051928314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20094070     Document Type: Review

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