Credit cards in a Chinese cultural context-The young, affluent Chinese as early adopters

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 534-541

  Worthington, Steve ^a   Thompson, Frauke Mattison ^b   Stewart, David B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Nottingham   (China)

Author keywords

China; Credit cards; Young affluent Chinese

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CREDIT PROVISION; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; MATERIAL CULTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 80053273200     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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