ECONOMICS AND ETHICAL CONCERNS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSUMERS CHOICE
Abstract This chapter examines green consumerism and its implications for human welfare and the environment. The analysis begins with a simple model of rational choice to demonstrate that economics can yield insights into consumption that are not as simplistic as those built into many conventional model. The standard model of rational choice, and its expansion to take into consideration non-welfarist concerns for the environment, yields an optimistic view of green ...
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