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Seeking a Single Policy for Contractual Fairness to Consumers: A Comparison of U.S. and E.U. and E.U. Efforts
Author(s) -
PETTY ROSS D.,
HAMILTON JENNIFER
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of consumer affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1745-6606
pISSN - 0022-0078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2004.tb00469.x
Subject(s) - member states , interpretation (philosophy) , european union , business , economics , political science , international trade , computer science , programming language
The United States and the European Union both have made substantial progress toward harmonizing contractual unfairness law for consumers within their borders. To a large degree, the policies of these two largest consumer markets in the world are similar, but consumers should beware that some significant differences remain. Furthermore, differences in interpretation among member states could lead to differences within the E.U.