This article examines the relationship between competitive market structure and marketing organization and strategy of private-sector manufacturers in LDCs.1 A survey of industrial firms in Venezuela sheds new light on the debate as to whether marketing activity hinders or promotes greater competition and consumer welfare in LDCs.
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