Asian Capitalism and the Regulation of Competition
Towards a Regulatory Geography of Global Competition Law

This book explores the implications of Asian forms of capitalism for the emerging global competition law regime.

Michael W. Dowdle (Edited by), John Gillespie (Edited by), Imelda Maher (Edited by)

9781107027428, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 18 April 2013

387 pages, 2 b/w illus. 4 tables
23.5 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.7 kg

'The editors have certainly succeeded in their announced intention: to introduce Asian-inspired diversity of approaches and opinions worded as 'regulatory geography' into the global competition law discourse.' Alexandr Svetlicinii, European Competition Law Review

Asian Capitalism and the Regulation of Competition explores the implications of Asian forms of capitalism and their regulation of competition for the emerging global competition law regime. Expert contributors from a variety of backgrounds explore the topic through the lenses of formal law, soft law and transnational regulation, and make extensive comparisons with Euro-American and global models. Case studies include Japan, China and Vietnam, and thematic studies include examinations of competition law's relationship with other regulatory terrains such as public law, market culture, regulatory geography and transnational production networks.

Introduction and overview Michael W. Dowdle, John Gillespie and Imelda Maher
Part I. Asia, Asian Capitalism, and Global Competition Law: Conceptual Mappings: 1. The regulatory geography of market competition in Asia (and beyond): a preliminary mapping Michael W. Dowdle
2. Asia and global law convergence David J. Gerber
Part II. The Political Economy of Global Competition Law: 3. The institutional structure of competition law Imelda Maher
4. Cultural political economy of competitiveness, competition law, and competition policy in Asia Ngai-Ling Sum
5. The complexities of competition and competitiveness: challenges for competition law and economic governance in variegated capitalism Bob Jessop
Part III. Competition Regulation in Representative Asian Countries: 6. Competition and competition law in Japan: between skepticism and embrace Simon Vande Walle
7. State capitalism and the regulation of competition in China Wentong Zheng
8. Managing competition in Socialist-transforming Asia: the case of Vietnam John Gillespie
Part IV. Asian Capitalism and Competition Regulation in Operation: Selected Issues: 9. Competition in the periphery: melamine milk adulteration as peripheral 'innovation' Michael W. Dowdle
10. Competition law and the role of the state in East Asia Tony Prosser
Part V. Into the Future: Asian Capitalism and Competition Regulation as Dynamic Systems: 11. Globalizing competition in Asia: an evolutionary perspective Henry Wai-Chung Yeung
12. Addressing the development deficit of competition policy: the role of economic networks Frederic C. Deyo
13. Whither Asia? Whither capitalism? Whither global competition law? Michael W. Dowdle.

Subject Areas: Competition law / Antitrust law [LNCH], International economic & trade law [LBBM], Law [L], Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]