In this paper, we will analyse further the issue of concurrence between competition and sector rules and the relation between parallel concepts within the two different legal frameworks. We will firstly examine Third Party Access in relation to essential facilities doctrine and refusal of access...

In this paper we especially focus on the issue of incentives to invest in relation to forced sharing of essential facilities and infrastructure in developing markets, where innovation plays a key role. We evaluate the economic consequences of third party access to the obliged to grant access...

Brings out the issues in infrastructure development in India. The policy, regulatory, legal and institutional constraints in infrastructure development, and the opportunities for reform are highlighted. Topics covered are the background of infrastructure reform emanting from a more liberal...

The impressive emergence of China’s economy is set to lose some momentum as the country catches up with more advanced economies and its rapid ageing also weighs on it. However, China can still reap the “reform dividend”, especially with measures to keep up the sustained growth of...

In this article, David Coen and Chris Doyle provide an overview of recent liberalisation and regulatory developments affecting key utility sectors (electricity, gas, postal service, and telecommunications) in the European Union. They examine what kind of competition is suitable in the utilities,...

Limited electricity restructuring has occurred in Canada. This chapter focuses on the electricity sector restructuring initiatives of Canada's most populous province, Ontario, examining the province's restructuring process and experiences, the aftermath of re-regulation and the lessons learned....