Building New Competition Law Regimes

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Edited by David Lewis, Executive Director, Corruption Watch and Extraordinary Professor, Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa

This detailed book focuses on the development of competition law institutions and contains case studies that examine this against the backdrop of the debate around global convergence of competition law and the limits imposed by particular national circumstances.

‘There is much in this book that is very interesting and the essays have been extremely well-collated and organised - it is clear that much thought has been given by David Lewis to the issues that matter. There remains much more to be said about the development of competition law, the role that more developed and better supported systems have to play in facilitating this and the role of multinational organisations. The fact that I can think of essays that I wish had been written and included here in no way detracts from the value of this volume; rather the opposite is suggested - that fascinating and important questions have been raised. To policy-makers and academics, as well as to those interested in competition law generally, this book can be highly recommended.’
– Mark Furse, European Competition Law Review

‘Nearly every important country now has a competition law. It is vital to understand the institutions that drive the operation of these laws. This excellent volume provides case studies of some of the more substantial new competition authorities written by former or current top agency officials and academics closely connected with those institutions. The book highlights the fact that whilst these institutions have certain features in common, they are very much shaped by the history and circumstances of their own countries and cultures, and that any serious prescription for them needs to balance those factors against the general economic doctrines that lie behind competition law around the world. Without that understanding, regulators and those dealing with them are likely to face failure. The book points to ways of resolving those problems.’
– Allan Fels, University of Melbourne, Australia

‘This thoughtfully curated collection has much to offer, providing nuanced insights into an increasingly global phenomenon that has, as these essays demonstrate, inescapably local components nonetheless.’
– Niamll Dunne, The Cambridge Law Journal