Business, Markets and Government in the Asia-Pacific: Competition Policy, Convergence and Pluralism

by Yun-Peng Chu (Editor), Rong-I Wu (Editor)

Overview

Exploring the thorny issues of industrial organisation, competition policy and liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region, this book examines the ways in which governments regulate business. Using case studies from China, the USA, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan, the authors take a comparative look at the evolution of policies and their implementation on the ground. With a specific focus on the energy, transport and telecommuncations sectors, this book represents the most up-to-date analysis of the ways in which governments in the Asia-Pacific are coping with rapid industrial and economic change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134739233
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/11/2002
Series:	PAFTAD (Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series)
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	359
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rong-I Wu and Yun-Peng Chu, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Taipei and the Institute of Social Science and Philosophy, Academica Sineca, Taipei.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction Part 1: Business and Markets 2 Business networks in East Asia: diversity and evolution 3 Markets, competition and restructuring in the 1990s 4 State intervention, ownership and state enterprise reform in China Part 2: Competition Policy 5 The evolution of competition policy: lessons from comparative experience 6 The convergence of competition law within APEC and the CER agreement 7 Competition policy in APEC: principles of harmonisation 8 Trade and competition policy 9 Competition regulation and policy in Thailand Part 3: Deregulation, Liberalisation and Privatisation 10 Policy approaches to economic deregulation and regulatory reform 11 Telecommunications and privatisation in Asia 12 Japan’s air transport policy at a crossroad 13 Power sector reform in Malaysia: privatisation and regulation 14 Liberalisation and privatisation of the Thai power sector: issues and perspectives 15 Summary of discussion

Editorial Reviews

Examines the ways in which governments in the region regulate business, with case studies from China, the US, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan. Compares the evolution of policies and their implementation in the various countries. Focuses especially on the energy, transport, and telecommunications sectors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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