Consumer misbehavior: Why people buy illicit goods

Journal of Consumer Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-287

  Albers Miller, Nancy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Consumer marketing; Counterfeiting; Crime; Ethics; Legal matters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040216900     PISSN: 07363761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07363769910271504     Document Type: Article

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