The rent-to-own industry and pricing disclosure tactics

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-10

  Hill, Ronald Paul ^a   Ramp, David L ^b   Silver, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis   (United States)

^c ACESS ^*

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EID: 0032383690     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074391569801700102     Document Type: Article

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