Consumer information from public and private sources: some Canadian results

Kerton Rr. and Chowdhury Tk.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper comparing the efficiency of private sector and public sector information sources on consumer goods in Canada - examines relationships between consumer testing organizations, price and quality standard in the USA and Canada with respect to pharmaceuticals and other products, and finds utility in both approaches. Bibliography pp. 26 to 29, graph and statistical tables.

Keywords: efficiency.; private sector; public sector; information source; consumer goods; test; price; quality standard; pharmaceuticals; product; statistical table; efficacité; secteur privé; secteur public; source d'information; biens de consommation; eficiencia; sector privado; sector público; fuentes de información; bien de consumo; test; prix; norme de qualité; produit pharmaceutique; produit; tableau statistique; prueba; precio; norma de calidad; producto farmacéutico; producto; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 P. pages
Date: 1979
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-23, Income Distribution and Employment Programme

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