The dynamic signification of product qualities: On the possibility of "greening" markets

Consumption Markets and Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-234

  Reijonen, Satu ^a   Tryggestad, Kjell ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

constructivism; environmental friendliness; market; product qualification; signification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860312815     PISSN: 10253866     EISSN: 1477223X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10253866.2012.654961     Document Type: Article

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