- recognized set of standards for quality management. We develop a series of hypotheses about the conditions under which …

sector, however, compares regulatory processes for the development and enforcement of quality standards, in Australia and …

We discuss the formation of technical standards platforms in industries with network externalities where firms are free … standards coalition in the first stage of a game, and play an oligopoly game in the second stage. In adding itself to a … technical standards coalition, a firm benefits from the network effects of the whole coalition, but also faces increased …

standards systems and related infrastructure. Vietnam and Thailand are examined as case studies. In both cases the move to … internationalise standards and the quality of services strengthened during the 1990s. Technical capacities remain weak, but are … government-led system of mandatory standards, to one now based on international norms and voluntary standards. Weaknesses in …