Overview

Shaping markets through competition and economic regulation is at the heart of addressing the development challenges facing countries in southern Africa. The contributors to Competition Law and Economic Regulation: Addressing Market Power in southern Africa critically assess the efficacy of the competition and economic regulation frameworks, including the impact of a number of the regional competition authorities in a range of sectors throughout southern Africa. Featuring academics as well as practitioners in the field, the book addresses issues common to southern African countries, where markets are small and concentrated, with particularly high barriers to entry, and where the resources to enforce legislation against anti-competitive conduct are limited. What is needed, the contributors argue, is an understanding of competition and regional integration as part of an inclusive growth agenda for Africa. By examining competition and regulation in a single framework, and viewing this within the southern African experience, this volume adds new perspectives to the global competition literature. It is an essential reference tool and will be of great interest to policymakers and regulators, as well as the rapidly growing ecosystem of legal practitioners and economists engaged in the field.

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Author:   Jonathan Klaaren ,  Anthea Paelo ,  Genna Robb ,  Simon Roberts
Publisher:   Wits University Press
Imprint:   Wits University Press
Weight:   0.552kg
ISBN:  

9781776140909

ISBN 10:   1776140907
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   04 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of tables, figures and boxes Acronyms and abbreviations Introduction The development of competition and regulation in southern Africa — Jonathan Klaaren, Simon Roberts and Imraan Valodia Cartel Law Enforcement Chapter 1 Penalties and settlements for South African cartels: An economic review — Tapera Muzata, Simon Roberts and Thando Vilakazi Chapter 2 Cartel likelihood, duration and deterrence in South Africa — Ratshidaho Maphwanya Chapter 3 Cartel enforcement in the southern African neighbourhood — Thula Kaira Issues in Competition and Regulation Chapter 4 Excessive pricing under the spotlight: What is a competitive price? — Reena das Nair and Pamela Mondliwa Chapter 5 Competition and regulation interface in energy, telecommunications and transport in South Africa — Reena das Nair and Simon Roberts Competition and Regulation in Reshaping African Markets Chapter 6 How multinational investments in grain trading are reshaping Zambia’s market — Nicholas J. Sitko and Brian Chisanga Chapter 7 Competition and incumbency in South Africa’s liquid fuel value chain — Anthea Paelo, Genna Robb and Thando Vilakazi Chapter 8 South Africa’s renewable energy experience: Inclusive growth lessons — Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Reena das Nair Chapter 9 Competition and regulation in Zimbabwe’s emerging mobile payments markets — Genna Robb, Isaac Tausha and Thando Vilakazi Chapter 10 Evaluating the competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s poultry industry — Tatenda Zengeni Conclusion Chapter 11 Competition, regional integration and inclusive growth in Africa: A research agenda — Simon Roberts, Thando Vilakazi and Witness Simbanegavi Contributor biographies Index

Reviews

I enthusiastically recommend this book to scholars and practitioners. It reflects a good deal of original empirical work and it makes a great contribution in an undeveloped space. -Eleanor Fox, Walter Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law. This is a timely and important addition to the competition literature and makes a significant contribution to the development of competition policy in the southern African region and beyond. - PJ Sutherland, Professor, Law Faculty, Mercantile Law Department, University of Stellenbosch.

I enthusiastically recommend this book to scholars and practitioners. It reflects a good deal of original empirical work and it makes a great contribution in an undeveloped space. - Eleanor Fox, Walter Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law This is a timely and important addition to the competition literature and makes a significant contribution to the development of competition policy in the southern African region and beyond. - PJ Sutherland, Professor, Law Faculty, Mercantile Law Department, University of Stellenbosch

Author Information

Jonathan Klaaren is professor and former dean of the School of Law at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is also a visiting professor in the Faculty of Humanities with the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER). Simon Roberts is a professor of Economics and executive director of the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) at the University of Johannesburg. Imraan Valodia is professor of Economics and dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is a part-time member of the Competition Tribunal and a Commissioner on the Employment Conditions Commission. Key points This book makes an important contribution to the development of competition policy in the southern African region and beyond. There is very little or no literature in the developing country experience in this field and this book is unique in its focus on the African experience. This book will appeal to academics, researchers and postgraduate students as well as professional practitioners in public policy, law, economics and corporate strategy.

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