Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-275) and index.

The political economy of regulation and the geopolitics of regulatory regimes / Joseph S. Tulchin
Does Latin American need competition policy to compete? / Moisés Naím
Competition policies for an integrated world economy / F.M. Scherer
State reform and deregulatory strategies in Argentina / Enrique Zuleta Puceiro
Competition through liberalization: the case of Chile / Nicolás Majluf and Ricardo Raineri
Competition policy in Venezuela: the promotion of social change / Ana Julia Jatar
The lessons of Mexico's antitrust initiative / A.E. Rodriguez
Regulation and deregulation in Colombia: much ado about nothing? / Rudolf Hommes
The antitrust experience of the United States: the model for regulation of a national economy confronts the global economy / Barry M. Hager
Competition policy in the European Economic community: lessons for Latin America / Ana Julia Jatar
Harmonization of competition policies among Mercosur countries / José Tavares de Araujo, Jr. and Luis Tineo
Regulatory regimes and the consolidation of democracy in Latin America / Joseph S. Tulchin

Economic reforms in Latin America since the 1970s have focused first on economic stabilization, later on liberalization and deregulation, and only recently on creating, or in some cases re-creating, the legal, regulatory, and statutory institutions complementary to modern global capitalism. This book addresses a central element of the newest round of reforms: the restriction of anticompetitive practices. Providing one of the first studies to explore the topic, the authors trace the development of competition policy in Latin America, where that policy stands today, and how it may be reconceptualized and deployed as a tool for consolidating the region's economic future.