Intentional non-consumption for sustainability: Consumer resistance and/or anti-consumption?

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1757-1767

  Cherrier, Helene ^a   Black, Iain R ^b   Lee, Mike ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anti consumption; Consumer resistance; Consumers; Consumption; Non consumption; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455163084     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090561111167397     Document Type: Article

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