Competition Law in China, 1st ed. 2020 A Law and Economics Perspective

Langue : Anglais

Auteur : Ma Jingyuan

Couverture de l’ouvrage Competition Law in China

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This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the developmental history and structural framework of Chinese competition law from a law and economics perspective. It examines the philosophical foundations, the substantive law, and enforcement issues concerning competition law and policy in China by pursuing an economic and comparative approach. Further, the book presents and analyzes competition cases involving monopolistic agreements, abuse of dominant position, and concentration.

The book will help professionals and business practitioners to understand the distinct features of competition law and policy in China, and how the substance and enforcement of the law can be compared with competition regulations in the US and EU from an economic perspective. Given its scope, it offers a valuable guide for academic, public sector and professional audiences alike, and will appeal to researchers, students and anyone with an interest in economic law and policy in China.

The book can also be used as reading material to accompany courses such as China?s Competition Law and Policy, Comparative Competition Law, and Market Regulation in China for foreign students studying Chinese law and policy at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.

Introduction.- An Overview of the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law.- Goals of Competition Law: The Chinese Perspective.- Horizontal Restrictions.- Vertical Restrictions.- Abuse of Dominant Position.- Merger Control.- Administrative Monopoly.- Enforcement of Competition Law.- Extraterritorial Effects and Global Cooperation.- Conclusions.

Dr. Jingyuan Ma is Assistant Professor of Law at Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, China. Jingyuan holds an LLM in Law and Economics from the University of Hamburg and the University of Ghent (2010), and a BA in Economics from Beijing Foreign Studies University (2009). She obtained her PhD from the University of Hamburg, Erasmus University Rotterdam and the University of Bologna, taking part in the European Doctorate in Law and Economics programme (EDLE). Her teaching and research interests include comparative law, economic analysis of competition law, and law and society in East Asia. She has authored a monograph and several articles on comparative perspectives of competition policy in the US, the EU and China.

Examines competition law and policy in China by adopting a law and economics perspective

Provides a comprehensive introduction to and detailed analysis of competition law cases in China involving monopolistic agreements, abuse of dominant position, and concentration

Discusses how China’s competition law and policy are distinct from competition regulations in the US and EU, when economic analysis and economic theory are taken as the benchmark for comparison