Competitive markets are now established in most successful economies but the question of what competition is and what it means for policy in developing countries is often overlooked. This book provides a refreshing and critical examination of the issues relating to market competition and competition policy. The book discusses competition from different theoretical perspectives and examines the implications these viewpoints have for policy. The contributors assess competitiveness in domestic markets and the impact of foreign competition. They also review the experiences of a range of countries in developing competition policy and examine both the strengths and weaknesses of these policies.Written in a non-technical manner, Competitive Advantage and Competition Policy in Developing Countries is addressed to policymakers, as well as academics, concerned with regulation and competition. It will also be of interest to regulators in dedicated agencies such as utility regulators, competition agencies and those dealing with regulatory impact assessment
Author(s): Paul Cook, Raul V. Fabella, Cassey Lee
Series: CRC SERIES ON COMPETITION, REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 386
COPYRIGHT......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 10
1. Introduction......Page 11
PART I Competition policy and development......Page 17
2. Competition and the regulation of economic development......Page 19
3. Model competition laws......Page 39
4. Legal traditions and competition policy......Page 64
5. Establishing consumers as equivalent players in competition policy......Page 89
6. Guanxi and taipans: market power and the East Asian model of competition......Page 103
PART II Experience with competition policy......Page 117
7. Competition policy and the legal system in Brazil......Page 119
8. Competition policy and enterprise development: the role of public interest objectives in South Africa’s competition policy......Page 146
9. Competitive markets and competition policy in Indonesia......Page 165
10. Competition policy in Malaysia......Page 193
11. Competition policy and competitive markets in Bangladesh......Page 215
PART III Competition and competitive advantage......Page 245
12. The role of South African competition law in supporting SMEs......Page 247
13. Globalization and competition in the South African wine industry......Page 270
14. Foreign competition and growth: Bangladesh manufacturing industries......Page 291
15. Domestic competition and technological and trade competitiveness......Page 341
Index......Page 377
