The Development of Consumer Protection Law, the Institutionalization of Consumerism, and Future Prospects and Perils

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Mark Elliott Budnitz

Georgia State University College of Law

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

The article examines major developments in the statutes, regulations and Supreme Court cases that have regulated consumer financial services since 1969. Major victories and defeats in the battle for laws protecting consumers are described. Consumer protection law is analyzed within the context of consumerism and its role as a movement for social change and law reform. The article describes the development of a permanent organizational structure for engaging in consumer law reform. This development has resulted in the institutionalization of consumerism and its values have become embedded in society’s values, better ensuring its survival. Finally, the article explores the prospects of the continued development of strong consumer protection law and the perils it faces in the future.

Keywords: consumer protection, consumers, financial services, consumer protection law, consumerism, social change, reform, consumer law, legal history

JEL Classification: D18, K00, K19, K29, K30

Suggested Citation

Budnitz, Mark Elliott, The Development of Consumer Protection Law, the Institutionalization of Consumerism, and Future Prospects and Perils (2010). Georgia State University Law Review, Vol. 26, No. 4, p. 1147, 2010, Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-09, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2020589

Mark Elliott Budnitz (Contact Author)

Georgia State University College of Law ( email )

P.O. Box 4037
Atlanta, GA 30302-4037
United States

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