Consumer and competition policies: synergy needed

Consumer and competition policies: synergy needed

Competition policy is increasingly important for consumers but it cannot fully safeguard consumer interests where markets fail. Both the long-term and short-term impact of competition policies need to be taken into account. Greater synergy between consumer and competition policies is also needed. Co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Consumer Policy Review 2005-09, Vol.15 (5), p.192
1. Verfasser: Buttigieg, Eugene
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antitrust laws
Beneficiaries
Competition
Competition policy
Consumer protection
Consumers
Enforcement
Federal court decisions
Law enforcement
Market positioning
Participation
Pharmaceutical industry
Policy making
Prices
Suppliers
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Zusammenfassung:Competition policy is increasingly important for consumers but it cannot fully safeguard consumer interests where markets fail. Both the long-term and short-term impact of competition policies need to be taken into account. Greater synergy between consumer and competition policies is also needed. Consumer organisations should be enabled to participate more fully in the private enforcement of competition policy. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0961-1134