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Overview
In the march of economic globalization it has become increasingly apparent that divergence in competition policy from one country to another is a major stumbling block. More than any other factor, an international consensus of competition laws is sure to facilitate the clear working interaction among trade, investment, intellectual property rights, and technology transfer that economic progress demands. This forward-looking book offers presents insightful perspectives on how this consensus may be achieved.
The Future Development of Competition Framework presents papers and speeches by well-known competition law practitioners versed in competition law and policy, including representatives of national competition authorities. They came from a variety of countries-including France, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Korea and the United States-to attend a 2003 conference sponsored by the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission. The book reproduces texts of the various contributions to the conference, including a roundtable discussion. Among the topics addressed are the following:
- mergers and acquisitions;
- political interests;
- enforcement policies and sanctions;
- national cultures and traditions;
- international cartels;
- regional cooperation;
- concentration indexes and dominance indexes;
- patent pools;
- financial deregulation;
- confidentiality measures;
- technical assistance;
- striking the right balance between competition and regulation;
- reconciling competition policy and development policies.
Although they are especially valuable for their concentration on the Asia Pacific countries, these discussions will be of incalculable value to practitioners and academics everywhere who are involved in any of the interconnected branches of economic law or policy covered here.
Synopsis
As Hwang (Fair Trade Commission, Taiwan) notes, competition policy is increasingly on the agenda for international bodies dealing with global economic and trade development such as the World Trade Organization. The introductory chapter of eight examines the diversity of national competition laws toward developing a framework for internationalization. Other Asian, North American, European, Russian, and Australian contributors share their countries' perspectives. They examine challenges and progress relating to such issues as regional cooperation, antitrust policy, intellectual property rights, and standard-setting. The volume concludes with a discussion of bilateral and multilateral cooperation from the Commission's 2003 conference, and tables of cases, treaties, statutes, codes, and laws. Lacks an index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR