RIETI Workshop

Reform of UK Competition Policy: a 'state of the art' competition regime?

Information

  • Date and Time: May 29, 2003 15:00-17:00
  • Venue: Special Conference Room #3, 11th Floor, Main Building, METI
  • Speaker: Professor Stephen WILKS, University of Exeter
  • Convener: MURAMATSU Michio, RIETI Faculty Fellow / Professor, Gakushuin Univ.
  • Moderator: KATSUNO Masahiro, International Affairs Manager, RIETI
  • Language: English
  • Organized by: RIETI, METI
  • Contact: RIETI KATSUNO Masahiro (Mr.) MATSUDA Hiromi (Ms.)
    Tel: 03-3501-1375   Fax: 03-3501-8416

Workshop Overview

The last five years have seen a revolution in UK competition policy. After a fifty year history of hesitant and qualified legislation two acts passed in 1998 and 2002 have produced an assertive and comprehensive body of law supported by a generous increase in resources for implementation. It could be claimed that the legislation borrows the best from the European system and the best from the American system to comprise a modernised body of law which is not only the most comprehensive in the world but offers a model for a 'state of the art' competition regime. The workshop will examine issues surrounding the reform of UK Competition Policy, namely

  • Independence of the agency;
  • Competition policy in one country (in contrast to local, regional or global);
  • Judicialisation of competition policy;
  • Competition policy and economic theories; and
  • Competition policy and economic democracy

Program

15:00-16:00

16:00-17:00 Discussion

Lead Discussants

KUME Ikuo, Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Kobe University
YAMANE Hiroko, Professor, National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies

List of Participants

Stephen WILKS, Professor, University of Exeter
MURAMATSU Michio, Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Gakushuin University
ITO Daiichi, Professor, National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies
KASHITANI Yasutaka, National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies
KUME Ikuo, Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Kobe University
MATSUNAMI Jun, Professor, Osaka Gakuin University
TOKUGAWA Yumiyo, European Liaison Officer, Herbert Smith
YAMANE Hiroko, Professor, National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies
KATSUNO Masahiro, International Affairs Manager, Research Group