Understanding consumption: What interviews with retired households can reveal about budgetary decisions

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Chattoe, Edmund ^a   Gilbert, Nigel ^a  

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Author keywords

Budgeting; Consumption; Family practices; Middle range theory; Rational choice theory; Retired households

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947233487     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.627     Document Type: Article

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