Shopping for a better world? An interpretive study of the potential for ethical consumption within the older market

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 401-417

  Carrigan, Marylyn ^a   Szmigin, Isabelle ^a   Wright, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Consumption; Ethics; Older consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 8844270210     PISSN: 07363761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07363760410558672     Document Type: Article

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