The ethical and policy implications of profiling ‘vulnerable’ customers

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 437-442

  Harrison, Paul ^a   Gray, Charles ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer policy; Credit; Debt; Segmentation; Vulnerable consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959994743     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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