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CASE 6: South Africa

Competition authorities in South Africa are mandated to reject mergers that would reduce employment levels. (IDRC: Peter Bennett)

South African competition policy promotes both fair market practices and economic empowerment for previously disadvantaged racial groups.

Competition law in South Africa acknowledges that ensuring open, free, and competitive markets today requires addressing the injustices of the past. The law is exerting a subtle influence over the way in which South Africans do business.

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IDRC Digital Library: research outputs from project 101039

Project summary:

Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
(101039)

Book(s)

SEASON OF HOPE
Economic Reform under Mandela and Mbeki
Alan Hirsch University of KwaZulu-Natal Press/IDRC 2005

Document(s)

CASE STUDY: South Africa 2008
South African competition policy promotes both fair market practices and economic empowerment for previously disadvantaged racial groups. Open file

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.

The Role for Competition Policy in Economic Development: The South African Experience Roberts, Simon. 2004.

This article gives an overview of the role of competition policy in economic development in developing countries, and of the practical application of competition measures in South Africa, such as the development of institutions to regulate competition. Issues of industrial development and competition policy are explored through a study of recent cases and competition issues in South Africa’s steel sector.

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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.

An Evaluation of the Influence of BEE [Black Economic Empowerment] on the Application of Competition Policy in South Africa Chabane, Neo. 2003.
This paper examines the relationship between the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) strategy and the Competition Act, asking whether the two can act in a mutually reinforcing direction, given the potential conflicts regarding efficiency versus equity. Open file

7. Competitiveness, international trade and finance in a minerals-rich economy: The case of South Africa¹ Trevor Bell, Greg Farrell, and Rashad Cassim 2002

Web site(s)

Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
The TIPS website is a resource centre for trade and industrial policy research in South Africa.
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