By: Thomas Cheng (ProMarket)
Among the central issues in international competition law is the question of whether developing countries should make competition law enforcement a priority and, if so, how should they enforce it.
Regarding the first question, it must first be determined whether competition and competition enforcement contribute to economic growth and development. There is nothing more important for a developing country than achieving sustained growth and development, and every economic policy in a developing country should be geared toward promoting that.
Whether competition enforcement contributes to growth is highly pertinent for developing countries, as many developing countries have adopted competition law in recent years. About 30 jurisdictions had in place a competition law in the early 1980s. There are now more than 130 competition law regimes across the world. Many of these recent adopters of competition law are developing countries…
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