Overview

The promotion of liberalised and deregulated markets by bilateral and multilateral aid donors, and by global institutions such as the WTO, has led to significant attention being paid to competition and regulatory reforms in developing economies. The process of reform involves the transfer and diffusion of market models derived from practice and theory in developed countries. However, in developing countries, regulation needs to do more than simply promote competitiveness and consumer interests: it also needs to ensure that the market nurtures development. By rigorously examining the numerous impacts of regulation, this book will help to fill a significant gap in the literature on economic and social development. The book draws together contributions from leading experts across a range of disciplines including economics, law, politics and governance, public management and business management. The authors begin with an extensive overview of the issues of regulation and competition in developing countries, and carefully illustrate the important themes and concepts involved. Using a variety of country and sector case studies, they move on to focus on the problems of applicability and adaptation that are experienced in the process of transferring best practice policy models from developed to developing countries. The book presents a clear agenda for further empirical research and is notable for its rigorous exploration of the links between theory and practice. Although there is substantial interest in competition and regulation, as yet there has been relatively little investigation of these issues in developing economies. This book redresses the balance and will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics, teachers and students interested in development economics and development studies. It will also be of great relevance for practitioners and policymakers working in the fields of competition policy and regulatory reform.

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Author:   Paul Cook ,  Colin Kirkpatrick ,  Martin Minogue ,  David Parker
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781845422189

ISBN 10:   184542218
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   27 May 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface Part I: Competition and Regulation in Developing Countries: An Overview 1. Competition, Regulation and Regulatory Governance: An Overview Part II: Competition, Regulation and Development: Leading Concepts and Issues 2. Competition Policy, Market Power and Collusion in Developing Countries 3. Competition, Innovation and Economic Development: The Instituted Connection 4. Economic Regulation in Developing Countries: A Framework for Critical Analysis 5. Trade and Competition Policy at the WTO: Issues for Developing Countries 6. Private Sector Development Strategy: Some Critical Issues 7. Comparing Regulatory Systems: Institutions, Processes and Legal Forms in Industrialised Countries 8. Public Management and Regulatory Governance: Problems of Policy Transfer to Developing Countries 9. A Diagnostic Model for Capacity Building in Regulatory Agencies 10. Ethical Trade: Issues in the Regulation of Global Supply Chains Part III: Competition and Regulation in Developing Countries: Policies and Practice 11. Regulating Competition in Malaysia 12. The Institutional and Policy Framework for Regulation and Competition in South Africa 13. Regulatory Governance in the Philippines: A Profile 14. Competition, Regulation and Regulatory Governance in Sri Lanka 15. The Institutional and Policy Framework for Regulation and Competition in Ghana 16. Competition, Regulation and the Urban Poor: A Case Study of Water 17. Regulation and Social Protection 18. The Political Economy of Privatization in Malaysia 19. The Regulatory Environment of the Energy Industry in the Philippines 20. Regulation and Competition: Emerging Issues from an Indian Perspective 21. Telecommunications in Guyana: From State Ownership to De-monopolization? Index

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Edited by Paul Cook, Director, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC), University of Manchester, UK, Colin Kirkpatrick, former Hallsworth Professor of Development Economics, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and Co-Director, Regulation Research Programme, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC), University of Manchester, UK, Martin Minogue, formerly Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Development Policy and Management and Director of the Regulatory Governance Research Programme, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC), University of Manchester, UK and David Parker, formerly Research Professor in Privatisation and Regulation, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, UK and Co-Director, Regulation Research Programme, Centre on Regulation and Competition, University of Manchester, UK

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