Consumers in the Knowledge-Based Economy (KBE): What creates and/or constitutes consumer vulnerability in the KBE?

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Hogg, Margaret K ^a   Howells, Geraint ^b   Milman, David ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer; Education; Information; Knowledge Based Economy; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249052790     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-007-9030-9     Document Type: Article

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