Regulation of consumer credit

Handbook of Research on International Consumer Law

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 366-408

  Ramsay, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855457792     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849806312.00018     Document Type: Chapter

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