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Competition Policy


Competition Research for Economic Development
CRED is an IDRC project that supports research by competition authorities on competition problems in the context of development.


Globalization, Growth and Poverty
Globalization, Growth and PovertyThis program aims to enable developing countries to design appropriate domestic policies and international integration strategies for promoting more inclusive and equitable growth.

THE RESEARCH: Competition and Development

  • CASE 3: Peru
    Fair-market activists build a competitive environment

 News

Book Launch: Competition and Development 2008-09-03
On August 14, 2008, Stephen McGurk, IDRC's Regional Director for South Asia and China, Roger Nellist, DFID, and Pradeep S Mehta of CUTS, launched Competition and Development: The Power of Competitive Markets by Susan Joekes and Phil Evans at a seminar in Delhi. The book is part of the IDRC in_focus collection.


 Book(s)

in_focus: COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT
The Power of Competitive Markets

Susan Joekes and Phil Evans IDRC 2008

in_focus: COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT <br> The Power of Competitive Markets

COMPETITION POLICIES IN EMERGING ECONOMIES
Lessons and Challenges from Central America and Mexico

Edited by Claudia Schatan and Eugenio Rivera Springer/IDRC 2008

COMPETITION POLICIES IN EMERGING ECONOMIES <br>Lessons and Challenges from Central America and Mexico


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Competition and Development podcast: Episode 1
Competition keeps markets honest, ensuring that people pay fair prices for the goods and services they consume.

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Competition and Development podcast: Episode 2
Policy makers must remember that when it comes to competition policy, one size does not fit all.

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Competition and Development podcast: Episode 3
Competition policy is about reforming the way economies work to improve the lives of ordinary people.

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Slideshow — Competition and Development: The Research


 Document(s)

COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Part 2. The Approach 2008
In 2002, IDRC began supporting research on competition policy and feeding the findings into policy debates.

COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Part 3. The Experience in Developing Countries 2008
Much can be learned from the problems faced in developing countries and the steps that have been taken to overcome those problems.
Has enforcement of competition law benefited developing economies?
How can competition law be tailored to meet the specific needs of an economy?
What are the challenges in legislating and implementing competition law?
How and why are stakeholders involved in the implementation process?
How can competition authorities deal with cross-border anticompetitive conduct?

COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 2008


COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Bibliography 2008


Competition Law in Action: Experiences from Developing Countries Taimoon Stewart, Julian Clarke, and Susan Joekes
2007-05-28
This book, released in May 2007, distils the lessons arising from a body of IDRC-financed research for the effective implementation of competition law.

Competition, Competitiveness and Development: Lessons from Developing Countries Brusick, Philippe et al (eds). United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 2004
The publication, in exploring the role of competition policy in development strategies, shows how well-designed and implemented competition policy that is appropriate to different developing country circumstances can contribute to overall development goals, such as international competitiveness, productivity, and enterprise and employment creation.

The Consumer Guide to Competition: A Practical Handbook Evans, Phil. 2003.
This handbook, aimed at informing consumer organizations and advocates, explores the range of issues that competition analysis can cover and points out potential problem areas for those representing the consumer interest in competition cases. Open file



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