Some Lessons from the CUTS 7-Up Comparative Competitive Policy Project

Competition policy and competition authorities in developing countries can be effective, but the existence of an agency and a law is not sufficient for success. Effectiveness depends in large measure on the energy of the competition authorities and requires at least passive support of the State, inc...

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Main Author: Holmes, Peter
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9208
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spelling okr-10986-92082021-04-23T14:02:44Z Some Lessons from the CUTS 7-Up Comparative Competitive Policy Project Holmes, Peter World Development Report 2005 Competition policy and competition authorities in developing countries can be effective, but the existence of an agency and a law is not sufficient for success. Effectiveness depends in large measure on the energy of the competition authorities and requires at least passive support of the State, including an adequate budget. The cases researched in this study suggest that foreign investors respect credible competition authorities, and that competition policy should not be seen as an additional bureaucratic burden. 2012-06-26T15:41:28Z 2012-06-26T15:41:28Z 2003 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9208 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa
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Some Lessons from the CUTS 7-Up Comparative Competitive Policy Project
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description Competition policy and competition authorities in developing countries can be effective, but the existence of an agency and a law is not sufficient for success. Effectiveness depends in large measure on the energy of the competition authorities and requires at least passive support of the State, including an adequate budget. The cases researched in this study suggest that foreign investors respect credible competition authorities, and that competition policy should not be seen as an additional bureaucratic burden.
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title Some Lessons from the CUTS 7-Up Comparative Competitive Policy Project
title_short Some Lessons from the CUTS 7-Up Comparative Competitive Policy Project
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