Fair-market activists build a competitive environment : in Peru, advocacy is key to implementing competition policy

Date

2008-04

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

Abstract

If it plays its cards right, a competition authority can instill fair-market values within a society. Early on, Peru’s competition authority created allies, educated the public, and found innovative ways to make competition policy work in a developing economy.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Défenseurs du marché équitable permettent l'instauration d'un contexte concurrentiel : au Pérou, les activités de plaidoyer jouent un rôle prédominant dans la mise en oeuvre d'une politique de la concurrence
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Activistas por un mercado justo propician un entorno competitivo : en Perú, la defensa de intereses es clave para implementar políticas de competencia

Keywords

PERU, COMPETITION POLICY, ADVOCACY, ACCOUNTABILITY, CIVIL SOCIETY, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, ECONOMIC REFORM, CASE STUDIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, PRICE DISCRIMINATION

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