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The first section examines the advantages and disadvantages of electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) as a payment method for consumers. The next section looks at the legal issues and especially at consumer problems arising from the use of wellestablished related technology, automated teller machines (ATMs). The third part sets out the European Commission's strategy for EFTPOS. Finally, the last section summarizes the consumer issues involved and suggests that an international legal framework is needed to deal with them.

ISSN:0309-3891    

DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.1988.tb00471.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

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The objective of this paper is to present the conceptual framework and some empirical results of our work at the Federal Agricultural Research Centre in Braunschweig in relation to the description of the current ‘rural way of life’ in the Federal Republic.1–3A quantitative analysis of the ‘way of life’is attempted by examining the ‘subsistence technology’ used by rural survey households and their achieved ‘re

ISSN:0309-3891    

DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.1988.tb00472.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

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It is widely recognized in the family economics literature that the structure of an income tax system affects labour supply. This paper examines and contrasts the effects of U.S. and Canadian tax policies on one particular group: married women with children. Using a household production model of time allocation, it is initially argued that U. S. tax policies promote market work for this group, while Canadian tax policies discourage market work for similar women. What is found is that Canadian women display weaker labour force attachment than American women and they spend more time in home production activities. These effects are consistent with initial predictions.

ISSN:0309-3891    

DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.1988.tb00473.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

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This review of the literature concerning the older consumer discusses the reasons for the neglect of this large, lucrative and growing market by practitioners and academics in the fields of consumer affairs, marketing and gerontology. The authors consider the effects of continuing to ignore these ‘forgotten consumers’, and the possible benefits of recognizing and supplying the important market they constit

ISSN:0309-3891    

DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.1988.tb00474.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

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Off‐price retailing is a new form of discount or low‐price retailing that has become prominent in the U. S. during the past decade. In an attempt to satisfy today's quality‐and price‐conscious consumers, off‐price retailers have utilized a marketing strategy of ‘brand and designer names for less’. Based on research assessing consumers' attitudes towards apparel offerings of off‐price versus conventional retailers, we suggest that off‐price retailers are not yet successful at satisfying consumers' needs and wants in their special niche of the market. We recommend several revised marketing strategies to enable off‐price retailers to satisfy consumers better, and thereby maintain their niche in the ever competitive consumer market. We conclude by observing that it is important that consumer‐orientated professionals take an advocacy role in encouraging retail institutions such as off‐price stores to revise their marketing strategies to serve co

ISSN:0309-3891    

DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.1988.tb00475.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

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Marital satisfaction in a low‐income sample in the province of Manitoba in Canada was investigated in this study. The sample consisted of 505 couples who took part in Manitoba's low‐income experiment in 1974. Using a single measure of marital satisfaction, both husbands and wives reported high satisfaction. Using multiple regression analysis to examine correlates of marital satisfaction, it was found that the best predictors for couples were companionship, money management and husband's occupation. The best predictors for wives' marital satisfaction were companionship and husband's occupation, and the best predictors for husbands' marital satisfaction were companionship and money managem

ISSN:0309-3891    

DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.1988.tb00476.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

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Differences in children's contributions to total household work, food preparation, dishwashing, shopping, housecleaning, and the maintenance of home, yard, car and pets were examined. Differences due to the impact of age and sex of the child as well as the employment status of the homemaker were also analysed.

ISSN:0309-3891    

DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.1988.tb00477.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of co‐operation among consumer education providers, in developing and delivering education programmes for consumers. Four groups of consumer education providers were identified for this study: business representatives, consumer advocates, government agencies and secondary school educators. Members of each group were presented with a series of 42 objectives which had been grouped into eight categories. They were asked to identify the importance of each objective and providers were compared according to their responses. Similarities and differences among consumer education providers were identified and statistical tests applied. Three objectives identified as most important by participants were: (i) developing guidelines for wise use of credit; (ii) identifying the rights and responsibilities of the consumer in our society; and (iii) establishing the essential factors in the developing of a budget. The median test identified significant differences (P<0.05) between consumer education suppliers in the importance they assigned to consumer education objectives in three categories. Spearman rank‐difference correlation test identified objectives within seven categories of objectives for which consumer educators expressed similar importance. These findings indicate sufficient agreement among consumer educators' importance ranking of objectives to indicate support for co‐operative educational progr

ISSN:0309-3891    

DOI:10.1111/j.1470-6431.1988.tb00478.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1988

数据来源: WILEY