Regulation, markets and poverty / edited by Paul Cook, Sarah Mosedale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cook, Paul, 1944-

Mosedale, Sarah, 1956-

Series:

CRC series on competition, regulation and development

The CRC series on competition, regulation and development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial policy--Developing countries.

Industrial policy.

Trade regulation.

Developing countries.

Trade regulation--Developing countries.

Competition--Developing countries.

Competition.

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

xiv, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction

Competition and innovation

Designing competition policy

Technological and trade competitiveness

Why regulatory governance matters

Regulatory policy transfer

Regulating utilities in developing countries

Problems of utility privatization

Regulating through ethical trade

Regulatory impact assessment : improving regulatory quality in developing countries

Capacity building for regulation

A regulator's toolkit for capacity building

Water subsidies and the poor

Competition and regulation : the connection with poverty and income distribution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-175) and index.

ISBN:

1847200109

9781847200105

OCLC:

71005780