Economics for ConsumersAmerican book Company, 1939 - 638 pages |
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Page 409
... associations , composed of 7,000 families as members , in the North Central states . The average association is a non - stock , non - profit society operating on a cost - plus basis , saving its members from one third to one half of ...
... associations , composed of 7,000 families as members , in the North Central states . The average association is a non - stock , non - profit society operating on a cost - plus basis , saving its members from one third to one half of ...
Page 548
... Association Standards and Testing Laboratories . Until recent years trade associations were concerned primarily with problems of production , including labor relations and price control . There is a growing tendency for such associations ...
... Association Standards and Testing Laboratories . Until recent years trade associations were concerned primarily with problems of production , including labor relations and price control . There is a growing tendency for such associations ...
Page 549
... associations are likely to be against consumer interests . For example , the National Electric Light Association , predecessor of Edison Electric Institute , was a persistent and powerful lobbyist against public ownership . It has been ...
... associations are likely to be against consumer interests . For example , the National Electric Light Association , predecessor of Edison Electric Institute , was a persistent and powerful lobbyist against public ownership . It has been ...
Contents
THE ROLE OF CONSUMERS IN ECONOMIC LIFE | 3 |
CONSUMERS CHOICE | 20 |
WHO GUIDES CONSUMERS? | 40 |
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