LEADER 03179oam 22007451a 450 001 9910781809703321 005 20231206223613.0 010 $a9786611728144 010 $a9786611278304 010 $a1-55250-405-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000488389 035 $a(EBL)340732 035 $a(OCoLC)319677284 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000126489 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11133588 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000126489 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10046704 035 $a(PQKB)10026503 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00221700 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/0kv8t0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC340732 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3259385 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000488389 100 $a20080306d2008 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCompetition and development$b[electronic resource] $ethe power of competitive markets /$fby Susan Joekes and Phil Evans 210 $aOttawa [Ont.] $cInternational Development Research Centre$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (104 p.) 225 1 $aIn-Focus Collection 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-281-27830-0 311 $a1-55250-402-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Executive Summary; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1. The Issues; Part 2. The Approach; Part 3. The Experience in Developing Countries; Part 4. Recommendations, Actions, and Tools; Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations; Bibliography 330 $aThe growth of international trade and investment and the spread of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements have resulted in increasing economic integration, affecting almost all nations of the world. This has brought about many changes in the economies of developing countries, including a move away from state-controlled enterprise. However, it has also made developing countries more vulnerable to new and potentially harmful types of anticompetitive business practices. This book demonstrates the importance of true and fair competition to sustainable development and an effective marketplace, 606 $aCompetition$zDeveloping countries 606 $aCompetition, Unfair$zDeveloping countries 606 $aRestraint of trade$zDeveloping countries 606 $aAntitrust law$zDeveloping countries 606 $aFree trade$zDeveloping countries 606 $aTrade regulation$zDeveloping countries 606 $aInternational trade 607 $aDeveloping countries$xEconomic policy 615 0$aCompetition 615 0$aCompetition, Unfair 615 0$aRestraint of trade 615 0$aAntitrust law 615 0$aFree trade 615 0$aTrade regulation 615 0$aInternational trade. 676 $a338.6/048091724 700 $aJoekes$b Susan P$0963083 701 $aEvans$b Phil$0234600 712 02$aInternational Development Research Centre (Canada) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781809703321 996 $aCompetition and development$93864605 997 $aUNINA