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THE ISSUE: Competition and Development


 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.

Competition Policy at the Service of Development 2007-09
Inefficiency and corruption collude to keep people poor. The solution: rules and regulations that force companies to compete fairly. IDRC hears from the experts.


 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


 Multimedia

Competition Policy at the Service of Development: audio clips
Competition experts explain the unique challenges faced by developing countries as they break new ground and implement competition policy.

Slideshow — Competition and Development: The Issue


 Document(s)

COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Preface 2008


COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Part 1. The Issues 2008
Competition is a development issue: effective competition laws and policy benefit consumers in the developing world and help to reduce poverty.
What are competition and competition policy?
Why has competition policy become a controversial issue?
Challenges in introducing competition law

COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 2008


COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Bibliography 2008


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

 Web site(s)

Competition Bureau of Canada
We contribute to the prosperity of Canadians by protecting and promoting competitive markets and enabling informed consumer choice.
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Consumers International
The global voice for consumers
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CUTS International
Consumer Unity & Trust Society
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International Competition Network
The ICN promotes more efficient, effective antitrust enforcement worldwide.
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