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040			_aAEA _cAEA
050			_aHF 1414 _b.T65 2002
100			_aMedalla, Erlinda M. _942606
245		0	_aToward a national competition policy for the Philippines / _cedited by Erlinda M. Medalla.
260			_aMakati City : _bPhilippine APEC Study Center Network, _cc2002.
300			_axvii, 405 p. : _bill. _c24 cm.
520			_aAfter 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.
650			_aCompetition _zPhilippines. _2sears _989161
700			_aMadalla, Erlinda M. _942607
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