Fairness and Consumer Decision Making under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-273

  Willett, Chris ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggressive practices; Average consumer; Importance; Misleading practices; Professional diligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955846320     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-010-9128-3     Document Type: Article

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