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19 - Ethical Consumption

from Part III - Societal Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2015

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Rebecca Walker Reczek  and
Julie R. Irwin
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Michael I. Norton ,
Derek D. Rucker  and
Cait Lamberton
Michael I. Norton
Affiliation:
Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Derek D. Rucker
Affiliation:
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Cait Lamberton
Affiliation:
Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
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The Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Psychology , pp. 507 - 529
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Print publication year: 2015

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