Harmonization of International Competition Laws: Pros and ConsAnchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag), 22 mei 2013 - 100 pagina's Since the failure of the Havana Charter in 1947 till the success of the combined efforts of leading antitrust authorities against mighty Microsoft, the antitrust regime has witnessed several ups and downs. Auf jeden Fall the journey was not an easy one. Moreover now antitrust regime is standing at international crossroads and is wondering about its future direction. Today, at this crucial juncture the antitrust world is confronted with several dilemmas simultaneously. Choices are to be made between national welfare or global welfare, national autonomy or global regulations, the efficiency factor or the fairness view, national champions or global champions, collective efficiency or collective inefficiency, WTO or ICN, the US model or the EU model and so on. It is widely believed among experts that to overcome these dilemmas, the world needs some truly unified international antitrust framework, which would enable the international community to achieve optimal product mix incorporating the best from all options and through such optimal product mix the global community can enjoy to a large extent advantages that competition policy has to offer. In this direction I have examined the feasibility and viability of unifying international competition policy in this work. Additionally, as the title suggests I have listed out advantages and disadvantages of such moves. Efforts for harmonization of competition laws began as early as in 1948. Till date there are several binding and non-binding arrangements made in the direction of harmonization. The WTO and the EU for effective coordination in antitrust area have launched recently new initiatives. International Competition Network, a forum for active interaction among antitrust officials, even though non-binding in nature is doing considerably good work. I believe such confidence building initiatives among nations would help in arriving at some amicable solutions, agreeable to all nations. Chapter 8 focuses on various such init |
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Global Markets need Global Governance | 23 |
Benefits of unifying Antitrust Regulations | 31 |
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Additionally aims and objectives Ajit Singh anti anticompetitive Antitrust 4.0 antitrust area antitrust authorities antitrust laws antitrust regime Appendix benefits bilateral agreements Buxbaum chapter Clarke and Simon codified competition authorities competition laws confidential conflict areas consumer welfare Court create cross border David Richardson definition detrimental developing countries EC-US Agreement economic effective efficiency and fairness efficiency factor enforcement ensure European Commission Evenett experts export cartels firms first Global Competition global welfare governments hardcore cartels Harmonization of competition Havana Charter Hence industrial inefficient influence Initiative international antitrust framework international cartels International Competition Network international competition policy international trade Julian L Justus Haucap Massimiliano Montini Massimo Motta mechanism merger MLAT modalities of cooperation multilateral national antitrust national competition policy notification Nutshell objectives of competition OECD officials Oliver Budzinski political positive comity production regulations Sherman Act social substantial Susan Schwab UNCTAD unifying international competition United worldwide Youri Devuyst