Vol: 2, Issue: 2 2012

Page: 63-67

Consumer Protection and Consumerism

Sewanand

Received Date: 2012-03-03

Accepted Date: 2012-04-03

Published Date: 2012-05-04

The process of development coupled with increasing globalisation across the country has enabled consumers to realise their increasingly important role in society and governance. However, concentration of the market power in the hands of a select few has affected consumers’ behaviour over time. In a developing country like India where the incidence of poverty and unemployment is very high and the level of literacy is very low, the people face a volume of problems, particularly in the context of consumer related issues. Unlike in the developed world, consumers in these countries have not been able to play a greater role in the development process. In this paper an analysis has been to explore the consumer protection and consumerism in India.

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