Competition Policy, Deregulation, and Modernization in Latin America

by Moisés Naím (Editor)

Contains 12 contributions addressing recent reforms in the restriction of anti-competitive practices in Latin America. Chapters address the development of competition policy in Latin America; present case studies from Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Mexico, and Columbia; and discuss aspects of competition policy on the global level, including antitrust experience in the US, European Economic Community competition policy, and competition policies among Mercosur countries. Contributors include specialists in international finance and trade, investment bankers, policymakers, economists with the World Bank, professors of business and government, and others. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

291 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1999

About the author

Moisés Naím is an internationally-syndicated columnist and best-selling author of influential books. In 2011, he launched Efecto Naím, an innovative weekly television program highlighting surprising world trends with visually-striking videos, graphics and interviews with world leaders which is widely watched in Latin America today. Dr. Naím gained international recognition with the successful re-launch of the prominent journal Foreign Policy and, over his fourteen years (1996-2010) as editor, turned the magazine into a modern, award-winning publication on global politics and economics.

Author of books:
* Paper Tigers and Minotaurs: The Politics of Venezuela's Economic Reforms (1993, economics)
* Altered States: Globalization, Sovereignty and Governance (2000, economics)
* Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy (2005, economics)
* The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn't What It Used to Be (2013, social studies)

Reviews

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

The delirium of another Mussolini: white, male, short, fat, balding, and with a terrible thirst for power over people.