Inadequate Life?Evidence of Consumer Attitudes to Product Obsolescence

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 421-449

  Cooper, Tim ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic Policy; Focus Group; Life Span; Marketing; Public Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244436348     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-004-2284-6     Document Type: Article

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