The rise of consumerism in Saudi Arabian society

International Journal of Commerce and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 73-104

  Assad, Soraya W ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Consumerism; Consumption; Persian Gulf States; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881354027     PISSN: 10569219     EISSN: 17588529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10569210710774767     Document Type: Article

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