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Consumer survival : an encyclopedia of consumer rights, safety, and protection /

"Designed to empower readers to advocate for themselves and others, this wide-ranging encyclopedia reveals a surprising range of resources and options that consumers have at their disposal"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Reiboldt, Wendy, Mallers, Melanie Horn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2013.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; VOLUME ONE; Contents; List of Entries; Guide to Related Topics; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contextual Essay; Government Chart; Presidential Chart; A-G; A; Activism; Administration on Aging (AoA); Advertising; Affinity Fraud; American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI); Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Arbitration; Attorney General Office (AG); Auto Purchasing; B; Bait and Switch; Banking; Bankruptcy; Better Business Bureau (BBB); Bicycle Safety Standard; Boycotts; Brockovich, Erin; Bullying; Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP); C; Carson, Rachel; Caveat Emptor; Caveat Venditor.
  • Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Certified Financial PlannersTM; Charity and Philanthropic Giving; Checks 21 Act; Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); Cigarette Labeling Act; Class Action Law Suits; Commission on Civil Rights; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) Act; Complaint Filing; Confidentiality; Congress; Consumer Action; Consumer Bill of Rights; Consumer Federation of America (CFA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Price Index (CPI).
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)Consumer Sovereignty; Consumers International; Consumers Union; Contract Law; Cooling Off Rule; Corporate Social Responsibility; Cosigning; Counterfeiting; Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (Credit CARD Act); Credit Cards; Credit Practices Rule; Credit Repair Organizations; Credit Reporting Agencies; Credit Unions; Customs and Border Protection (CBP); D; Debt Collection; Debt Management; Debt, Student; Department of Agriculture (USDA); Department of Commerce (DOC); Department of Defense (DOD); Department of Education (ED).
  • Department of Energy (DOE)Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Department of Justice (DOJ); Department of Labor (DOL); Department of State; Department of the Interior (DOI); Department of the Treasury; Department of Transportation (DOT); Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Departments of Consumer Affairs (DCA); Departments of Insurance; Direct Marketing Association (DMA); Disaster and Emergency Declarations; Discrimination; Dix, Dorothea.
  • Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActDoor-to-Door Sales; DREAM Act: Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors; Drug Safety and Clinical Trials; Durable Power of Attorney; E; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Credit Opportunity Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Estate Planning; Extended Warranties; F; Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA); Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA); Fair Trade; Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); Fannie Mae; FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Commission).