Professional regulation and consumer protection

Professions have long had a special status in the nature of their activities and in the laws and rules that should be applied to them. Economic pressures might be seen as challenging that status. Membership in a professional body no longer guarantees secure employment. Moreover, the forces of compet...

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Published in:Consumer policy review 1996-05, Vol.6 (3), p.94
Main Author: Carsberg, Bryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Competition policy
Consumer protection
Consumers
Ethics
Fines & penalties
Professional standards
Professionals
Professions
Provisions
Public interest
Reforms
Regulation
Surveying
Valuation
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Summary:Professions have long had a special status in the nature of their activities and in the laws and rules that should be applied to them. Economic pressures might be seen as challenging that status. Membership in a professional body no longer guarantees secure employment. Moreover, the forces of competition on professional firms are fiercer than ever and are challenging some of the fundamental assumptions about professional behavior. These forces raise new questions about the application of competition and consumer protection policies to professions. Some of these policies as they apply to professions in general, and to the surveying profession in particular, are in need of review.
ISSN:0961-1134