International competition policy and the WTO: Future Pathways

Abstract The process of globalization is changing the world's economic structure as economic borders between countries are being diminished in favour of the creation of a new global market. It seems though that, at least at some fields, this process lacks international thinking. Compet...

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Main Author: Kent, Avidan
Other Authors: Genevieve Saumier (Internal/Supervisor)
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Language:en
Published: McGill University 2009
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.670492014-02-13T03:55:02ZInternational competition policy and the WTO: Future PathwaysKent, AvidanSocial Sciences - LawAbstract The process of globalization is changing the world's economic structure as economic borders between countries are being diminished in favour of the creation of a new global market. It seems though that, at least at some fields, this process lacks international thinking. Competition regulation is an example of a field in which international thinking is currently lacking. This paper focuses on the deficiencies that the lack of competition policy creates for international trade, and the obstacles to the acceptance of a competition policy. This paper also examines structural and legislative issues with regard to international competition policy. In this paper, the author aspires to provide a pragmatic breakthrough for this deadlocked situation. Thus several suggestions are proposed on both the legislative and the judicial levels.RésuméLe phénomène de la globalisation occasionne une transformation de la structure économique mondiale en cette ère où les frontières entre les pays sont abolies en faveur de la création d'un nouveau marché global. Il semble cependant, a tout le moins sous certains aspects, que ce processus souffre d'un manque de réflexion à l'échelle internationale. L'encadrement légal de la concurrence constitue l'un de ces aspects.Cette thèse s'intéresse aux carences que l'absence d'une politique de réglementation de la concurrence occasionne sur le marché international ainsi qu'aux obstacles à franchir pour la mise en place d'une telle réglementation. Les questions structurelles et législatives à l'égard de la politique de concurrence internationale seront également étudiées. L'auteur aspire à fournir une solution pragmatique à cette impasse. Aussi, plusieurs solutions seront proposées aussi bien sur le plan législatif que sur le plan judiciaire.McGill UniversityGenevieve Saumier (Internal/Supervisor)2009Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically-submitted theses.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Laws (Faculty of Law) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=67049
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International competition policy and the WTO: Future Pathways
description Abstract The process of globalization is changing the world's economic structure as economic borders between countries are being diminished in favour of the creation of a new global market. It seems though that, at least at some fields, this process lacks international thinking. Competition regulation is an example of a field in which international thinking is currently lacking. This paper focuses on the deficiencies that the lack of competition policy creates for international trade, and the obstacles to the acceptance of a competition policy. This paper also examines structural and legislative issues with regard to international competition policy. In this paper, the author aspires to provide a pragmatic breakthrough for this deadlocked situation. Thus several suggestions are proposed on both the legislative and the judicial levels. === RésuméLe phénomène de la globalisation occasionne une transformation de la structure économique mondiale en cette ère où les frontières entre les pays sont abolies en faveur de la création d'un nouveau marché global. Il semble cependant, a tout le moins sous certains aspects, que ce processus souffre d'un manque de réflexion à l'échelle internationale. L'encadrement légal de la concurrence constitue l'un de ces aspects.Cette thèse s'intéresse aux carences que l'absence d'une politique de réglementation de la concurrence occasionne sur le marché international ainsi qu'aux obstacles à franchir pour la mise en place d'une telle réglementation. Les questions structurelles et législatives à l'égard de la politique de concurrence internationale seront également étudiées. L'auteur aspire à fournir une solution pragmatique à cette impasse. Aussi, plusieurs solutions seront proposées aussi bien sur le plan législatif que sur le plan judiciaire.
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