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Pulver, James A., Ed. – 1973
Based on the work of a task force of sixty-eight professionals (from medical and other related occupational fields) who met to define the role of the consumer in the improvement of the quality of his own health care, lists of positive directives for consumer action are presented under each of the following categories: access to health care,…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Conference Reports, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection
American Bar Association, Chicago, IL. Public Education Div. – 1988
This booklet was published to help people better understand how to use it, how to determine if they are reaching or have reached their credit-debt limit, and what to do if they have exceeded that limit. It also explains federal rules, regulations, and laws pertaining to consumer installment credit that are designed to protect the consumer.…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Credit Cards, Credit (Finance)
Download full textFitzgerald, Brian; Harmon, Lisa – 1988
Beginning in October 1987, Pelavin Associates conducted an exploratory study of consumer rights and accountability in postsecondary vocational-technical (PVT) programs for the U.S. Department of Education. The study focused on how effectively the governance structure--accreditation and federal and state regulation--ensures that consumer rights are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co., Chicago. – 1971
The guide was designed for use by leaders of adult groups working in the area of personal money management. The content of the guide (presented in 10 lessons) includes the following areas reported to be most pressing by persons competent in the field of money management who counsel middle and lower-income groups: the role of advertising in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Banking, Budgeting, Consumer Economics
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC. – 1978
The five sections of this consumer handbook are The Cost of Credit, Applying for Credit, Credit Histories and Records, Correcting Credit Mistakes, and Complaining about Credit. Each section discusses relevant legislation: Truth in Lending, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Topics discussed in section I include…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Credit Cards
Leech, Irene E., Ed. – Consumer Interests Annual, 1999
This document contains 4 invited papers, 21 refereed papers, 15 reports accompanying refereed posters, 8 reports from invited paper sessions, and 4 reports from invited panel sessions. Selected papers are as follows: "Managed Care Benefits Consumers" (Smith); "The Paradox of Managed Care" (Lieberman); "How Much Is Enough:…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Case Studies, Consumer Economics
