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Inadequate Life?Evidence of Consumer Attitudes to Product Obsolescence

Cooper, Tim·2004·Journal of Consumer Policy

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Authors: Cooper, T.
Affiliations: Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
Corresponding author: Cooper, Tim
ORCID: Cooper, Tim
Venue: Journal of Consumer Policy
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2004-12
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Pages: 421-449
ISSN: 0168-7034 (ISSN-L)
1573-0700
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-004-2284-6
OpenAlex: W1974910764
Cited by: 359
References: 17
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FWCI: 3.75
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Consumer Policy (publishedVersion)
Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (acceptedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Environmental Sustainability in Business
Keywords: planned obsolescence, product obsolescence, consumer attitudes, consumer behavior, extended producer responsibility, waste generation, product information, consumer movement, marketing policy, public policy

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