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The value debate: ecodesign in a global context are there differences in global values and do they matter?

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Hofstetter, P. The value debate: ecodesign in a global context are there differences in global values and do they matter?. Int J LCA 7, 62–63 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978848

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