Conspicuous consumption and the positional economy: policy and prescription since 1970

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 123-132

  Mason, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6344271575     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.977     Document Type: Article

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