Competition and consumer issues for Indigenous Australians : a report to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission / by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, the Australian National University, Canberra ; Jon Altman and Sally Ward (editors)
Published
Dickson, A.C.T. : Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, [2002]
Introduction: background; research aims; research plan -- A review of the literature: background; major findings; emerging research issues -- Indigenous communitys stores in the "frontier economy" : the focus on community stores; methdology; a conceptual framework : "the frontier economy"; Aboriginal consumers and the market; Competitive markers in remote Aboriginal communities; Store governance; Key findings; Implications for ACCC compliance and education strategies -- The Indigenous visual arts industry : the policy context; the value of the industry; functional levels; number of artists and geographical regions; product differentiation; the degree of vertical integration; how art is sold and distributed; payment and pricing structures; The market; Protecting Indigenous property rights; The nature of competition within the industry; TPA issues of relevance to the Indigenous arts industry; Conclusions and implications for practice
Analysis
Aboriginal communities
Remote areas
Consumer protection
Retail trade
Competition
Aboriginal art
Trade Practices Act
Statistics
Electronic resource
Notes
"September 2002"
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 156-165
Notes
Also available via the World Wide Web. Address as at 3/01/07: http://www.accc.gov.au/content/item.phtml?itemId=304516&nodeId=30dbfb56577e3738d5c8cdc62e6ecbf8&fn=Competition%20and%20consumer%20issues%20for%20indigenous%20Australians.pdf
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ; The Australian National University (as represented by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) 2002
