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Book SynopsisThis book presents a detailed study of the interface between regional integration and competition policies of selected regional trade agreements (RTAs), and the potential of regional competition laws to help developing countries achieve their development goals.
The book provides insights on the regional integration experiences in developing countries, their potential for development and the role of competition law and policy in the process. Moreover, the book emphasizes the development dimension both of regional competition policies and of competition law. This timely book delivers concrete proposals that will help to unleash the potential of regional integration and regional competition policies, and also help developing countries to fully enjoy the benefits deriving from a regional market.
Bringing together analysis from well-known scholars in the developed world with practical insight from scholars in countries hoping to exploit the potential of competition law, this book will appeal to academics working in the field of competition law, practitioners, policymakers and officials from developing countries, as well as those in development organizations such as UNCTAD.
Contributors: A. Amunategui Abad, M. Bakhoum, D.S. Beckford, J. Cortazar, J. Drexl, E.M. Fox, M.S. Gal, D.J. Gerber, G.K. Lipimile, G. Mamhare, J. Molestina, K. Moodaliyar, M. Ngom, T. Stewart, L. Thanadsillapakul, I.F. Wassmer
Trade ReviewThis book is very interesting and provides a valuable contribution to the scholarship on competition law in developing countries. Policymakers and lawyers involved in these fields will gain perspective about the benefits and problems related to the experiences presented in this work. --Andrés Palacios Lleras, World Competition
This wonderful volume offers a timely and important look at competition policy where it is changing the most - developing countries pursuing regional agreements. It provides superb analytical discussions of the impact of regional competition policy integration, why developing states have pursued this strategy, and the extent to which it is meeting their needs. The editors have assembled a superb roster of experts, so it is not a surprise that the book recommendations are insightful, and deserving of attention from policy makers. --Andrew Guzman, Berkeley Law School
This book makes it perfectly clear that a pro-competitive environment is an important condition for further progress on the road to development. The potential for improvement is even larger if the competitive framework is not reserved to the national level but extends to the regional dimension. The task is complex, and errors cannot be excluded. This highly recommendable book shows how to avoid them. --Andreas Heinemann, International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Mor Bakhoum PART I: PROMISES AND CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING REGIONAL COMPETITION POLICY REGIMES 1. The Harmonization of ASEAN: Competition Laws and Policy from an Economic Integration Perspective Lawan Thanadsillapakul 2. Competition Law and Policy in the Framework of ASEAN Anthony Amunategui Abad 3. Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Competition Policy Gladmore Mamhare 4. Competition Policy in SADC: A South African Perspective Kasturi Moodaliyar PART II: INSTITUTIONAL COHERENCE, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COMPETITION POLICY 5. Institutional Coherence and Effectiveness of a Regional Competition Policy: The Case of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Mor Bakhoum and Julia Molestina 6. Regional Integration and Competition Policy in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Region Mbissane Ngom 7. Andean Competition Law: Looking for the Private Sector, or the Quest for the Missing Link in Antitrust Javier Cortázar PART III: ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT 8. Regional Integration in the Caribbean: The Role of Competition Policy Taimoon Stewart 9. Implementing Effective Competition Policy through Regional Trade Agreements: The Case of CARICOM Delroy S. Beckford 10. The COMESA Regional Competition Regulations George K. Lipimile PART IV: THE DEVELOPMENT DIMENSION OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COMPETITION POLICY 11. Economic Integration and Competition Law in Developing Countries Josef Drexl 12. Regionalization, Development and Competition Law: Exploring the Political Dimension David J. Gerber 13. Competition, Development and Regional Integration: In Search of a Competition Law Fit for Developing Countries Eleanor M. Fox 14. Regional Agreements of Developing Jurisdictions: Unleashing the Potential Michal S. Gal and Inbal Faibish Wassmer Index
