The Developed-Country Impact on Product Standards in the Third World

Jeffrey James
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Jeffrey James: Tilburg University

Chapter 5 in Consumption and Development, 1993, pp 91-110 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Legal minimum standards below which products may not be marketed are widely used in developed countries. There is a commonly held presumption that these standards — almost all of which are imposed for goods endangering the health and safety of consumers — should also be adopted by the developing countries. In both groups of countries, for example, there is legislation prohibiting the marketing of drugs which are not approved in the United States. The World Health Organization formulates international standards for drinking water and drugs,1 while consumer groups urge ‘that the United States support the development of international product safety standards’2 and express indignation at the very idea that drugs which do not meet developed-country standards should be available in developing countries.3

Keywords: Faecal Coliform; Product Standard; Imperfect Information; Measle Vaccine; World City (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-22658-0_5

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