Discuss the Role of a Key Informant in Field Research

question 64

Essay

Discuss the role of a key informant in field research and compare it to the role of an interviewee in intensive interviewing.Are there any differences? If so,what? What ethical concerns must a researcher consider with key informants and interviewees?

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Definitions:

International Commerce

The exchange of goods and services between countries around the world.

Horizontal Price-fixing

An illegal agreement between competitors to set prices at a certain level, rather than allowing them to be determined by market forces.

Antitrust Legislation

Laws designed to protect consumers and ensure fair competition in the marketplace by regulating anti-competitive conduct and monopolies.

Lawful

That which is permitted by law; adhering to legal statutes and regulations.