1. World problems
  2. Over-pricing

Over-pricing

  • Overcharging

Incidence

Among the most damaging practices for developing countries is that of overpricing - particularly of essential commodities and products such as drugs. Overpricing rates of between 30 and 700% in the price of drugs have been documented in several Latin American countries.

Broader

Profiteering
Presentable

Narrower

Aggravates

Aggravated by

Counterfeiting
Presentable
Corporate greed
Unpresentable
Snobbery
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Commerce » Purchasing, supplying
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
E5523
DOCID
11555230
D7NID
137897
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020