CUTS Competition, Regulation and Development Research Forum
2005-2006

Part II: Institutional issues in Implementing Competition and Regulatory Regimes in Small Economies
Papers:
1. Institutional Structures in Micro-states, the Case of the Caribbean
2. Competition Constraints In Small Jurisdictions

Part III: Implementing Competition and Regulatory Regimes: Issues and Constraints at the Level of Competition and Regulatory Agencies
Papers:
1. Aspects of the Independence of Regulatory Agencies and Competition Advocacy
2. Avoiding capture: the role of extra-contractual institutions in supporting utility regulation
3. What Should Be The Priorities of Competition and Regulatory Authorities?
4. Assessing the efficiency of competition agencies and related technical assistance programs.

Part IV: Cross-Cutting Issues in Implementing Competition and Regulatory Regimes: Lessons from various Experiences
Papers:
1. Adopting effective competition and regulatory frameworks in developing countries: what makes the road so long and bumpy?
2. Cross-Country Effectiveness Gaps in Antitrust Policies: A Quantitative framework

Part V: Country Case Studies
Papers:
1. Policies for Effective Competition Case Study: Namibia
2. Institutions and the Effectiveness of Competition Policy and Regulatory Regime in Kenya.
3. Independence of Competition and Regulatory Agencies: Feasibility? Practicality? And Necessity? The Case of Fiji
4. Independence and Autonomy of Competition Authority of India
5. Credibility and Accountability in Belgian Competition and Regulatory Policies
6. Regulation and Competition in Infrastructure Industries: Lessons from Experience of Turkey
7. In the public interest: An account of the South African competition policy five years on

Part VI: Sectoral Issues

Papers:
1. Introducing Competition in Indian Electricity: Problems and Prospects
2. Competitive Electricity Markets in India: A Regulatory Challenge
3. An investigation of the relationship between regulatory process and regulatory efficacy and governance in the Indian power sector
4. Adaptability of Western Style of Regulation in Developing Economies: A Case of Electricity Sector in Delhi, India
5. Regulation and Demonopolization of the Telecommunication Sector in Serbia
6. Regulation and Competition in the Telecommunications Sector: The Saga of Cable and Wireless in the Carribean
7. Indian Civil Aviation Industry: A Challenge to the Emerging Regulatory and Competition Experiment
8. Regulation, Competition & Government Ownership: A case study of Financial Sector in India
9. Competition and Regulation Issues in the Finance Sector of South Asia: A Survey