The role of formal and informal forces in shaping consumption and implications for a sustainable society. Part I

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2232-2252

  Mont, Oksana ^a   Power, Kate ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b Højbro Plads 4 ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consumption; Formal institutions; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867309941     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2072232     Document Type: Review

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