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In recent years, sustainable consumption became a global concern in order to attain sustainable development. The natural resources are diminishing in alarming rate which initiated the discussion on sustainable consumption among the academicians and practitioners. However, it seems that the developing countries are comparatively far behind of adopting and practicing sustainable consumption. The present paper attempts to shed some light on this issue from developing country perspective like Malaysia. More particularly, this study seeks to answer the research question: Why sustainable consumption is not in practice? What are the reasons behind this slow movement? In order to gain deeper understanding regarding the issue, 15 in-depth interviews were conducted. It is hoped that, the findings from this study will illuminate the understanding of the sustainable consumption practice.
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Quoquab, F., Sukari, N.N. (2017). Why Sustainable Consumption Is Not in Practice? A Developing Country Perspective. In: Leal Filho, W., Pociovalisteanu, DM., Al-Amin, A. (eds) Sustainable Economic Development. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45081-0_6
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