摘要:

Food cooperatives have played a vanguard role in consumer protection through (a) information and education, (b) selective merchandising and boycotts, and (c) political lobbying. While education and selective merchandising benefit primarily their own membership, the political efforts have benefited all consumers.

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00731.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

It is widely believed that providing consumers with more product information produces “overload” and leads to confusion and poorer quality consumer decisions. The existence of a consumer information overload phenomenon has been used by marketers and others to argue against regulations and legislation mandating additional consumer information provision. The belief that a consumer information overload phenomenon exists is based largely on misinterpretations of research findings. The present paper reviews the consumer information overload research literature and concludes that existing research data support the contention that provision of more information, rather than producing overload, actually improves consumer decision making. Implications of the information overload research controversy for consumer policy makers are discus

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00732.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The “new” line between communications that have full First Amendment protection and those that are subject to regulation is still in the process of being delineated by the Supreme Court; legal and mass a communication scholars are proposing a plethora of tests for future cases. Rather than proposing yet another test, this article starts from the premise that future advertising regulation cases will be based on legal philosophy and judicial “world view” as well as law and precedent. First Amendment law and advertising regulation concerns have historically been based on two different concerns and perspectives that have only recently been seen to interact. This article charts a perspective on the differences in the legal, philosophical and historical roots of these two areas, shows how and why they are now seen as interrelated and attempts to give some insight into possible future legal directions in th

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00733.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

When making brand selection decisions for complex technological products, a consumer is likely to use a subset of the characteristics as a “signal” of a brand's quality and performance. This study examines the usefulness of brandedness as a signal for consumers selecting three types of durable products, small and large appliances, and power hand tools. Using quality data from Consumer Reports, the brand image was found to assist appliance shoppers in avoiding low quality, but to be of little value in assuring high quality. For hand tools the signal provided universally weak and misleading information. As a result of the imperfect informational content of brandedness, consumers are estimated to pay overcharges of 5 to 39 percent for these products. A need for improved sources of quality information was identif

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00734.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Evaluation of consumer protection regulations promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission is a formal, ongoing activity employing a wide variety of commonly accepted research designs. This paper describes the variety of evaluation designs and gives examples of the application of these designs in assessing the impact of FTC Trade Rules in the marketplace. The authors also consider the future of consumer protection evaluation in an environment of severe budget constraints.

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00735.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Intervenor funding, an innovative method for encouraging public participation in government rule‐making, is examined by focusing on the experience of the Federal Trade Commission. The paper reviews the program's goals, the arguments of critics, and the perceptions of individuals and groups who applied for intervenor funding. The program's effects on both agency decision‐making and on the applicants themselves are evalua

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00736.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Using a legal system of strict liability allowing contributory negligence as a valid defense provides an alternative to consumer protection regulation. In addition, the strict liability system allows rapid and responsive compensation to injured individuals. Corporate uncertainty as to future costs and business environment are substantially reduced, thus allowing firms to make accurate and rational long‐term, strategic plans. This paper presents the basic functional constructs required for developing a viable regulatory framework using strict liability and then looks at an example where it could be employed. The scenario deals with an environmental pollution and protection problem. In the example, a strict liability system allowing for a defense of contributory negligence is shown to be conceptually more efficient and desirable than the existing regulatory system and negligence liability procedure

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00737.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper reexamines the competitive market solution to the determination of product safety. The concept of an optimizing social level of product safety‐defined at the point at which the costs of increasing safety are equated to consumers willingness to pay for it‐is developed and discussed. Various potential market failures are outlined. These failures give reasons to expect that the competitive solution will not be achieved in practice and provide a rationale for certain types of governmental intervention. Various empirical studies of implicit markets for various types of risks are reviewed as a basis for evaluating market efficiency and regulatory efficie

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00738.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00739.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00740.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1983

数据来源: WILEY