The May 2003 OECD Joint Global Forum on Trade and Competition brought together experts and officials from economies at all levels of development. Against the backdrop of an increasingly globalised economy, the interface between these two policy domains is receiving growing attention

The multilateral trading system has delivered successive rounds of trade liberalisation and established mechanisms to protect the interests of trading nations. The result has been growth for those nations that have recognised the importance of openness and established a domestic policy framework...