Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaCompetition policy in the FTAA: progress in the working group
The objective of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is to unite the thirty four economies of the Hemisphere into a single market. The negotiations are supposed to be completed by the year 2005. Though year 2000 is crucial since all the negotiated issues will be settle in the agenda. Initiall...
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| description | The objective of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is to unite the thirty four economies of the Hemisphere into a single market. The negotiations are supposed to be completed by the year 2005. Though year 2000 is crucial since all the negotiated issues will be settle in the agenda. Initially, twelve working groups were established and, later, transformed into nine negotiation groups. Competition Policy is one these negotiation groups and it is probably the issue that would have long lasting effects over the behavior of firms among and within the FTM economies. This paper discusses why and how Competition Policy is included in the FTM. The removal of domestic entry barriers must be accompanied by the removal of private barriers, so equitable conditions for competitors throughout the Hemisphere are provided. Though, it is shown that there are dissimilar conditions among countries in the Hemisphere in terms of competition policy application. That is, not all countries have competition legislation and competition institutions; and for those who have, provisions, implementation and enforcement also differ. The Peruvian experience on this matter is presented and some policy recommendations for the negotiation process are included. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO528272022-03-17T18:47:59Z Competition policy in the FTAA: progress in the working group Política de competencia en el ALCA: avances en el grupo de trabajo Aráoz F., Mercedes Van Ginhoven R., Sandra The objective of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is to unite the thirty four economies of the Hemisphere into a single market. The negotiations are supposed to be completed by the year 2005. Though year 2000 is crucial since all the negotiated issues will be settle in the agenda. Initially, twelve working groups were established and, later, transformed into nine negotiation groups. Competition Policy is one these negotiation groups and it is probably the issue that would have long lasting effects over the behavior of firms among and within the FTM economies. This paper discusses why and how Competition Policy is included in the FTM. The removal of domestic entry barriers must be accompanied by the removal of private barriers, so equitable conditions for competitors throughout the Hemisphere are provided. Though, it is shown that there are dissimilar conditions among countries in the Hemisphere in terms of competition policy application. That is, not all countries have competition legislation and competition institutions; and for those who have, provisions, implementation and enforcement also differ. The Peruvian experience on this matter is presented and some policy recommendations for the negotiation process are included. El Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA) tiene como objetivo unir en un solo mercado a las treinta y cuatro economías del Hemisferio. Las negociaciones deberán concluir en el año 2005. Sin embargo, el año 2000 es crucial dado que los temas a ser negociados serán fijados en la agenda de negociación. Inicialmente se establecieron doce grupos de trabajo y luego fueron transformados en nueve grupos de negociación. Uno de estos grupos es el de Políticas de Competencia, y probablemente sus resultados tendrán los efectos más duraderos en cuanto el control de las prácticas de las empresas dentro de y entre las economías del ALCA. En este trabajo se discute la razón por la cual se incluye en las negociaciones el tema de las políticas de competencia. En general, responde a la tendencia observada en las dos últimas décadas de desregulación económica y liberalización comercial. La remoción de barreras en las fronteras debe estar acompañada de la remoción de barreras privadas, de tal manera que se provea de condiciones equiparables a todos los competidores del Hemisferio. A pesar de que existen discrepancias entre las políticas de competencia y las políticas comerciales, también existen fuertes complementariedades, de tal manera que ambas son esenciales para la formación de un área de libre comercio. Los avances en cuanto a política de competencia en el ALCA son evaluados aquí. Se muestra que entre los países del Hemisferio las condiciones varían mucho en cuanto la implementación de estas políticas. No todos los países poseen una legislación de competencia y los que la poseen difieren en sus instituciones y su aplicación. La experiencia peruana en la aplicación de este tema también es presentada. Finalmente, se incluye algunas recomendaciones de política para la negociación. 2000-10-12 2022-03-17T18:47:59Z 2022-03-17T18:47:59Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/496 10.21678/apuntes.46.496 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/52827 eng https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/496/498 Derechos de autor 2017 Apuntes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 application/pdf Universidad del Pacífico Apuntes. Social Sciences Journal; Apuntes 46; 101-123 Apuntes. Revista de ciencias sociales; Apuntes 46; 101-123 2223-1757 0252-1865 |
| spellingShingle | Aráoz F., Mercedes Van Ginhoven R., Sandra Competition policy in the FTAA: progress in the working group |
| title | Competition policy in the FTAA: progress in the working group |
| title_full | Competition policy in the FTAA: progress in the working group |
| title_fullStr | Competition policy in the FTAA: progress in the working group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Competition policy in the FTAA: progress in the working group |
| title_short | Competition policy in the FTAA: progress in the working group |
| title_sort | competition policy in the ftaa: progress in the working group |
| url | https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/496 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/52827 |