Does globalisation affect consumers' pro-environmental intentions? A multilevel analysis across 25 countries

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-237

  Mostafa, Mohamed M ^a  

^a GULF UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

consumer behaviour; globalisation; multilevel modelling

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GLOBALIZATION; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84861447926     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.614289     Document Type: Article

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