As
a matter of fact I am not aware of any other study
that has given such a comprehensive treatment to
the issue of competition policy in India. It is
a path breaking project-
Vijay L. Kelkar, Chairman,
IDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. and
former Adviser to the Finance Minister, Government
of India
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Towards a Functional Competition Policy
for India comes at a time when the country is poised to
implement a new Competition Law, whilst there is a lack
of understanding of the nature, and extent of prevalence,
of different types of anti-competitive practices. The study
helps in getting a better understanding of the competition
and economic regulation scenario in India.
Contrary to popular perception, the study
does not treat Competition Policy as just adoption and implementation
of a competition law, but looks at it as a broader policy
framework where competition is encouraged as a market process
to generate competitive outcomes. Accordingly, the report
is comprised of 22 chapters, giving comprehensive treatment
to competition policy in India, covering both systemic as
well as sectoral issues.
The study tracks the evolution of Competition
Policy & Law in India; discusses the interface of Competition
Policy with Government Policies (at the Federal as well
as State level), and Consumer Welfare; and identifies competition
and economic regulation issues in agriculture, manufacturing,
and services.
Towards a Functional Competition Policy
for India is the result of the effort put in by top experts
in the country. The study will be useful to all those who
are interested in economic policies, in general, and competition
policy, in particular.
The report itself is being published as
two separate volumes:
The first one is an Overview version, which
carries all papers in a précis form, so that a busy
reader can go through them easily and get a flavour of what
the issues are.
The second one is a more detailed report, carrying all chapters
in greater depth, and is meant for the policy community,
particularly those involved in research.
Both the reports will serve as curtain
raisers and as a road map for future, more in-depth work.
The detail report and overview version
can be purchased from Academic Foundation, New Delhi at:
http://academicfoundation.com/n_detail/cutsl.asp
(Detailed Report)
http://academicfoundation.com/n_detail/CUTS.asp
(Overview Version)
Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter
1
Introduction
Pradeep S. Mehta
Part
I: Competition Law In India
Chapter
2
Evolution
Of Competition Policy And Law In India
S. Chakravarthy
Chapter
3
Competition
Act, 2002: The Approach
S. Chakravarthy
Chapter
4
Mergers
And Acquisitions In India: Implications For Competition
Manish Agarwal
Chapter
5
Cross-Border
Competition Issues
Aditya Bhattacharjea and Nitya Nanda
Chapter
6
Interface
between Regulation and Competition Law
TCA Anant and S Sundar
Part
II: Competition Policy And Other Government Policies
Chapter
7
Central
Government Policies:
Interface with Competition Policy Objectives
TCA Anant and Jaivir Singh
Chapter
8
State
Government Policies and Competition
Prabhat Dayal and Manish Agarwal
Part
III: Competition Policy And Consumers
Chapter
9
Competition
Policy And Consumer Welfare
Pradeep S. Mehta and Rajeev Mathur
Chapter
10
Competition
Abuses at Consumer Level: Study of Select Sectors
Nitya Nanda and Bharath Jairaj
Part
IV: Competition Policy In Agriculture
Chapter
11
Agriculture
Markets in India: Implications for Competition
Ramesh Chand
Part
V: Competition Policy In Manufacturing Sector
Chapter
12
State
of Competition in the Indian Manufacturing Industry
K V Ramaswamy
Chapter
13
Competition
Issues in the Indian Cement Industry
Pradeep S Mehta and Nitya Nanda
Chapter
14
Competition
Scenario in Indian Steel Industry
A. S. Firoz
Chapter
15
Competition
Policy for the Pharmaceuticals Sector in India
Nitya Nanda and Amirullah Khan
Part
VI: Competition Policy In Infrastructure Sector
Chapter
16
Competition
Issues in Telecommunication Sector
Mahesh Uppal
Chapter
17
Competition
and Regulation in Energy Sector in India
Devendra Kodwani
Chapter
18
Competition
Issues in Transportation Sectors
Sunil Jain
Part
VII: Competition Policy In Services
Chapter
19
Competition
and Regulation in Financial Services
Shubhashis Gangopadhyay and Praveen Mohanty
Chapter
20
Competition
and Professional Services
TCA Anant
Part
VIII: Competition Policy In New Economy Areas
Chapter
21
Competition
Issues in Information Technology Sector
K J Joseph
Chapter
22
Implications
of Competition Policy on Biotechnology Industry in India
A. Damodaran
Appendix- Market
Structure, Competition and Performance: The Analytical Background
Annexure: National
Competition Policy (Draft 2005.03.29) |
