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THE CONSUMERS' COUNCIL BILLS 1929–1939
Author(s) -
BAYLISS ROBERT A.
Publication year - 1980
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.1470-6431.1980.tb00366.x
Subject(s) - parliament , political science , research council , public administration , economics , law , politics , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
Three attempts were made in Parliament to create a Consumers' Council between 1929 and 1939. The proposed Council was to have powers to investigate and recommend price fixing, and although all three bills were unsuccessful, some of the issues discussed are still of contemporary interest.