Consumer Survival: An Encyclopedia of Consumer Rights, Safety and Protection

This encyclopedia offers 224 entries concerning consumer rights and safety. The 88 contributors represent a variety of US colleges and universities, consumer groups and other related organizations. The editors intentionally limited the scope to the USA. The front matter includes a list of important policies affecting consumer rights or safety that was enacted during each US President’s term of office. Each original entry is well written and concludes with see also references and a list of references and additional readings. In addition to a Selected Bibliography, the end matter also contains five primary source documents including the first sessions of...