Competition Policy, Deregulation, and Modernization in Latin America

Economic reforms in Latin America over the past two decades focused first on economic stabilization, later on liberalization and deregulation, and only recently on creating, or in some cases recreating, the legal, regulatory, and statutory institutions complementary to modern global capitalism. This book addresses a central element of the newest round of reforms: the restriction of anticompetitive practices. Providing one of the first studies to explore the topic, the authors trace the development of competition policy in Latin America, where that policy stands today, and how it may be reconceptualized and deployed as a tool for consolidating the region's economic future.

• Introduction—J.S. Tulchin.
• Does Latin America Need Competition Policy to Compete?—M. Naím.
• Competition Policies for an Integrated World Economy—F.M. Scherer.
• LATIN AMERICAN CASE STUDIES.
• State Reform and Deregulatory Strategies in Argentina—E. Zuleta-Puceiro.
• Competition Through Liberalization: The Case of Chile—N.S. Majluf and R.B. Raineri.
• Competition Policy in Venezuela: The Promotion of Social Change—A.J. Jatar.
• The Lessons of Mexico's Antitrust Initiative—A.E. Rodriguez.
• Regulation and Deregulation in Colombia: Much Ado About Nothing?—R. Hommes.
• COMPETITION POLICY AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL.
• The U.S. Antitrust Experience: A National Economy Confronts the Global Economy—B.M. Hager.
• Competition Policy in the European Economic Community: Lessons for Latin America—A.J. Jatar.
• Harmonization of Competition Policies Among Mercosur Countries—J. Tavares de Araujo, Jr. and L. Tineo.
• Conclusion—M. Naím and J.S. Tulchin.