Marketing and consumerism: A response to O'Shaughnessy and O'Shaughnessy

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 5-16

  Abela, Andrew V ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer protection; Consumerism; Consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644437404     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560610637284     Document Type: Article

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