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Contents VOLUME 25, NUMBER 1, MARCH 2001 Editorial B>. | The synergistic effects of maltodextrin and high-fructose corn sweetener 90 in a fat-reduced muffin Frank D. Conforti, Patricia Nee and Leslie Archilla Comparison of attitudes towards school lunch by elementary school children in Japan, Korea and Thailand Kohji Hori, Yeon-Soo Kim, Sang-Ae Kim, Witoteerasarn Thasanee, Purboyo R. A. Rahma Boedi, Ji-Yee Hu, Jaroenkornburi Sumonchat and Sukprasert Saowapa The complexity of food choices in an everyday context Péivi Palojoki and Terttu Tuomi-Groéhn Why do European consumers smoke? Responses from the rational addiction model José Julian Escario and José Alberto Molina Computerized electronic temperature control system for thermal efficiency during baking in food research D. L. Viljoen, M. Muller, J. B. De Swardt, A. Sadie and M. C. Vosloo Perception of food safety and changes in food consumption habits: a consumer analysis Arbindra Rimal, S. M. Fletcher, K. H. McWatters, Sukant K. Misra and S. Deodhar Consumer purchase behaviour of irradiated beef products: a simulated supermarket setting /. B. Hashim, K. H. McWatters, A. P. Rimal and S. M. Fletcher A comparison of determinants of consumer satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the performance of apparel products between South Korea and the United States Jessie H. Chen-Yu, Keum-Hee Hong and Yuri Lee Knowledge: a variable in evaluating clothing quality Jean D. Hines and Mary E. Swinker VOLUME 25, NUMBER 2, JUNE 2001 79 Editorial 82 Neoliberalism and health care Sue McGregor Health as a consumption object: research notes and preliminary investigation Nicholas Gould and Elizabeth Gould An ‘upside-down’ view of rural health care Mary Mahoney, Mardie Townsend, Erica Hallebone and Pat Nesbitt Household out-of-pocket health care expenditure trends: 1980-95 Deanna L. Sharpe, Jessie X. Fan and Gong-Soog Hong A critical review of primary health care reform in Bulgaria: impact on consumers Stoyanka Tz. Popova and Albena G. Kerekovska Multiple sclerosis patients as counsellors and evaluators of rehabilitation Elina Viitanen and Arja Piirainen Consumers’ views of breast care services in Ireland P. Kennedy, J. Murphy-Lawless, S. Quin and E. Hickey User involvement in measuring service quality of local authority occupational therapy services; a new approach Herman J. Sixma, Sian Calnan, Michael Calnan and Peter P. Groenewegen 160 Men as consumers of maternity services: a contradiction in terms Rona Early 168 Satisfaction of disabled rural elders and adults with the quality of community-based long-term care services Jane Kolodinsky VOLUME 25, NUMBER 3, SEPTEMBER 2001 181 Farmers’ markets: consuming local rural produce Helen La Trobe 193 Sources of family income and expenditure on children’s private, after-school education in Korea Young Sook Chung and Minja Kim Choe 200 Anti-microbial handwashes for domestic use — their effectiveness in vitro and in normal use Kay Sharp, lain Haysom and Rosamund Parkinson 208 Comparative analysis of Canadian, American and Swedish bankruptcy policy: why do governments legislate consumer debt? Sue McGregor, Birgitta Klingander and Jean Lown Consumers, cars and communities: the challenge of sustainability John W. Auld Evaluation of a maltodextrin gel as a partial replacement for fat in a high-ratio white layer cake Frank D. Conforti and Leslie Archilla Authentic British food products: a review of consumer perceptions Angela M. Groves Incommensurate paradigms? Bridging the divide between technocrats and the lay public in health care planning: recent experience from Wales Marcus Longley VOLUME 25, NUMBER 4, DECEMBER 2001 269 Editorial 270 Announcement — Call for papers 271 ‘The effects of skirt lining properties on comfort and movement Hiroko Kawabata, Kazuyuki Obara, Hitomi Komiyama and Taeko Narumi 279 The nature of value created by UK online grocery retailers Julia Bevan and Ruth Murphy 290 Consumer goals/skills that mothers want their children to learn Betty Ruth Carruth and Jean D. Skinner 299 The profile of women entrepreneurs: a sample from Turkey Hatun Ufuk and Ozlen Ozgen 309 An analysis of modern fashion designs as influenced by Asian ethnic dress Haekyung L. Yu, Chanju Kim, Juhyeon Lee and Nayoung Hong Factors involved in the learning of consumer studies Mike S. Byrne The role of consumers in product-oriented environmental policy: can the consumer be the driving force for environmental improvements? Mari Niva and Piéivi Timonen