Cooling-off periods in the consumer laws of the EC member states. A comparative law and economics approach

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 371-408

  Rekaiti, Pamaria ^a   Van Den Bergh, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33745326912     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007203426046     Document Type: Review

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