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A Functional
Competition Policy for India comes at a time
when the country is poised to implement a new
Competition Law, whilst there is a lack of
understanding of the nature, and extent of
prevalence, of different types of
anticompetitive practices. The study helps in
getting a better understanding of the
competition and economic regulation scenario
in India.
Contrary to
popular perception, the study does not treat
Competition Policy as just adoption and
implementation of a competition law, but looks
at it as a broader policy framework where
competition is encouraged as a market process
to generate competitive outcomes. Accordingly,
the report comprises 22 chapters, giving
comprehensive treatment to competition policy
in India, covering both systemic as well as
sectoral issues.
The study tracks
the evolution of Competition Policy and Law in
India; discusses the interface of Competition
Policy with Government Policies (at the
Federal as well as State level), and Consumer
Welfare; and identifies competition and
economic regulation issues in agriculture,
manufacturing, and services.
The present volume
is the result of the effort put in by top
experts in the country. The study will be
useful to all those who are interested in
economic policies, in general, and competition
policy, in particular.
The report itself
is published as two separate volumes. An
earlier published volume forms the Overview,
which carries all papers in a precis form, so
that a busy reader can go through them easily
and get a flavour of what the issues are. The
second one is the present volume — a more
detailed report, carrying all chapters in
greater depth, and is meant for the policy
community, particularly those involved in
research. The report (in either format) will
serve as a curtain raiser and as a road map
for future work in still greater depth.
This book can be
purchased at:
http://www.academicfoundation.com/n_detail/cutsl.asp
Hard Back Book:
Pages: 294
2006 Edition: ISBN - 81-7188-493-8
Price: Rs. 995.00: USD $ 79.95 |
