Endogenous preferences and sustainable development

摘要: Abstract This paper focuses on the relevance of endogenous preferences for explanation consumer behavior and its role sustainable development. The demand side has received far less attention in sustainability discussion than production side. There seems, however, little doubt that consumption is equally as important achieving (e.g., F. Duchin, G.-M. Lange, Future Environment: Ecological Economics Technological Change, Oxford University Press, New York, 1994). While influence social interaction been pointed out by economists centuries, this link generally submerged standard economic assumption individual interest maximizing behavior. With reference to a specific type local food market (community supported agriculture groups, CSA), investigates Several studies have investigated CSAs’ contributions different aspects development barriers their expansion. One aspect usually left change after with farmer/s other participants several years. learning may, prove crucial identify paths towards