Consumer law and policy has developed significantly since the first edition of this book. This fully revised second edition takes into account these developments while maintaining much of the structure of the earlier edition. This edition includes material on the effects of globalization and the many European initiatives, as well as UK consumer law, documenting changes in the theory and practice of regulation of consumer markets. It incorporates recent UK legislative and judicial developments of the law, blending ...
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Consumer law and policy has developed significantly since the first edition of this book. This fully revised second edition takes into account these developments while maintaining much of the structure of the earlier edition. This edition includes material on the effects of globalization and the many European initiatives, as well as UK consumer law, documenting changes in the theory and practice of regulation of consumer markets. It incorporates recent UK legislative and judicial developments of the law, blending substantial extracts from primary legal materials, such as case law, policy documents, and legislative materials, with a policy framework that includes references to comparative approaches. It includes a case study of the regulation of unfair terms in consumer contracts by the UK's Office of Fair Trading, increased coverage of the links between consumer and competition policies, the role of consumer law and policy in electronic commerce, and the law and regulation of markets f
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