The political motivations of ethical consumers

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 490-497

  Brenton, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethical consumption; Fair trade; Labelling schemes; Political motivations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881374881     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12024     Document Type: Article

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