Collective dissonance and the transition to post-consumerism

Futures

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-51

  Cohen, Maurie J ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PLANNING; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; FUTURE PROSPECT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MACROECONOMICS; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE;

JAPAN;

EID: 84885371312     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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