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ACCESSIBILITY AS A CONSUMER STANDARD IN RURAL AREAS *
Author(s) -
RADFORD DAVID
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1978.tb00304.x
Subject(s) - rural area , business , consumer expenditure , public economics , marketing , geography , regional science , economics , political science , law , aggregate expenditure
This paper considers accessibility as a consumer standard in rural areas and relates transport problems to factors such as family expenditure patterns. The access limitations on certain groups of individuals in a particular area in central South Wales are considered in detail and the need for a minimum access standard in all communities is suggested.