TY  - BOOK
AU  - Medalla, Erlinda M.
AU  - Madalla, Erlinda M.
TI  - Toward a national competition policy for the Philippines
SN  - 971-564-052-4
AV  - HF 1414 .T65 2002
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Makati City
PB  - Philippine APEC Study Center Network
KW  - Competition
KW  - Philippines
KW  - sears
N2  - After more than three decades of protectionism, the Philippines is now shifting  toward a more open economy through liberalization, deregulation, and privatization. The reforms that started in the mid-1980's have contributed to moving the economy toward a more market-friendly policy environment. In the process, however, new problems have emerged, the most pressing of which pertain to the anti-competitive behavior of some industry players who would rather avoid competion and exercise some control to gain market power. And while there is a proliferation of laws  governing competition, there appears to be a lack of a consistent, comprehensive, and rational competion policy. The role of a national competition policy thus  becomes both utilitarian and timely to ensure that the market works effectively and produces economic efficiency, and consumers get substantial and ongoing benefits
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