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The case La Polar. The challenges of protecting the public trust

Authors

  • Bernardo Navarrete USACH

Abstract

El caso de la multitienda “La Polar”, mostró los problemas que tienen las instituciones regulatorias y fiscalizadoras en Chile, dadas sus escasas atribuciones y el de las empresas auditoras y agencias acreditadoras de riesgo que pusieron en cuestión sus reputaciones al no detectar las irregularidades que por años se estaban llevando a cabo. El impacto en la opinión pública generó cambios que de otra mera difícilmente se podrían haber realizado en el mercado del retail.

Keywords:

La Polar, regulación, fiscalización, retail.