Competition Policy in Asia : Essays on Recent Development

Competition policy in Asia has made dramatic progress in the past years, though it is still considered young compared to other developed jurisdictions, such as the United States, the European Union, Australia and Canada. However, there are some unique characteristics that set Asia's competition regimes apart. Although most Asian Competition agencies have learned lessons and experiences from their Western peers, Asia is developing its own, and sometimes quite unique, path towards growth. Therefore, the book provides a local point of view to understand such differences. This book is the result of over three-year's persistent efforts by the column's editor and the collective contributions from the scholars and experts in this field. The authors of each chapter come from academia, government, private practice and industry. They discuss cutting-edge issues with our CPI Asia Column readers, covering China, Japan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Taiwan and other ASEAN countries. Nowadays, CPI Asia Column has become “the premier forum chronicling antitrust developments in the region”, according to Judge Ginsburg