Consumer protection as justification for regulating financial-services firms and products

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-301

  Benston, George J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank regulation; Consumer confidence in financial products and firms; Consumer protection discrimination; Consumer protection fraud and misrepresentation; Financial products and markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034363749     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008154820305     Document Type: Article

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