This book sheds new light on a major issue on the international trade policy agenda - the promotion and defence of competition in globalizing markets. The liberalization of cross-border flows of goods, services and capital that has occurred during...
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This book sheds new light on a major issue on the international trade policy agenda - the promotion and defence of competition in globalizing markets. The liberalization of cross-border flows of goods, services and capital that has occurred during the last decade has made competition increasingly important. The authors discuss multi-national approaches to competition policy in the WTO, European Union, the Americas, OECD, UNCTAD and CER. They investigate the policy responses to anti-competitive, cross-border business transactions and argue that a growing reliance on competition law is not
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and indexes
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Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. Introduction; PART ONE- COMPETITION IN GLOBAL MARKETS; 2. The Framework for Policy Analysis; PART TWO- BILATERAL COOPERATION ON COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT; 3. Bilateral Cooperation Agreements; PART THREE- THE APPROACHES OF REGIONAL TRADING ARRANGEMENTS; 4. The European Union; 5. Closer Economic Relations Agreement[en1]; 6. The Americas; PART FOUR- PLURILATERAL APPROACHES; 7. ITO, the GATT 1960 Decision and the United Nations; 8. OECD; 9. APEC; PART FIVE- DEVELOPMENTS AT THE MULTILATERAL LEVEL
10. The World Trade Organization11. An Historic Case: The Kodak/Fuji Dispute; PART SIX- EMERGING PATTERNS AND PRINCIPLES; 12. An Approach to Promoting Competition in Global Markets; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
Competition in Global MarketsThe Framework for Policy Analysis -- Modes of Supply and Competition Laws in Global Markets -- A Classification of Mechanisms Dealing with Cross-Border Conduct -- Elements of the Framework for Policy Analysis -- An Example of Policy Analysis: Cross-Border Mergers -- Application of the Framework -- Bilateral Cooperation on Competition Law Enforcement -- Bilateral Cooperation Agreements -- Introduction -- Key Provisions of Bilateral Agreements -- 'Second Generation' Agreements -- Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Agreements (MLATs) -- The Agreements in Practice -- Examples of Actual Cooperation under the Agreements -- An Evaluation -- The Approaches of Regional Trading Arrangements -- The Approaches of Regional Trading Arrangements -- The European Union -- Policies to Promote Competition at the EU-Level -- Competition Law at the EU-Level -- The Extra-EU Dimensions of Competition Law -- Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duty Action in the EU -- Convergence of Competition Laws among the EU Countries -- Observations on the Extra-EU Dimensions of Competition Law -- Closer Economic Relations Agreement -- Policies to Promote Competition in the CER Countries -- Compeition Law in the CER Countries -- Anti-Dumping Action and Industry Assistance in the CER Countries -- The 1990 Trans-Tasman Competition Provisions -- The Extra-CER Dimensions of Competition Law -- Applying a Compeititon Framework -- The Americas -- Multiple Initiatives -- NAFTA -- Canda-Chile Free Trade Agreement -- Group of Three (G-3) -- MERCOSUR -- Andean Community -- FTAA -- Observations on the Americas -- Plurilateral Approaches -- ITO, the GATT 1960 Decision and the United Nations -- ITO and the GATT 1960 Decision -- ECOSOC and UNCTAD -- OECD -- Competition Policy in the OECD -- The OECD Recommendations for Bilateral Cooperation -- The International Dimensions of the OECD Competition Policy -- The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises -- APEC -- The Institution -- Action Plans -- PECC's Competition Principles Project -- ABAC's Views -- Final Observations -- Developments at the Multilateral Level -- The World Trade Organization -- The Multilateral Option for Competition Rules -- Competition Provisions in the GATT and the WTO -- The WTO as a Multilateral Competition Authority -- The WTO as a Multilateral Competition Enforcement Agency -- Dumping and Subsidized Trade in the WTO -- The Working Group on the Interaction between International Trade and Competition -- An Historic Case: The Kodak/Fuji Dispute -- Introduction -- The Case -- The WTO Panel's Findings -- A Brief Review -- Emerging Patterns and Principles -- An approach to Promoting Competition in Global Markets -- Principles for Promoting Global Competition -- Principal Limitations of Multi-National Mechanisms -- Positive Features of Multi-National Mechanisms -- National and International Responsibilities.
