Competition law and economic regulation : : addressing market power in southern Africa / / edited by Jonathan Klaaren, Simon Roberts, Imraan Valodia.

• TeilnehmendeR: Klaaren, Jonathan,; Roberts, Simon, 1969-; Valodia, Imraan,
• Place / Publishing House: Johannesburg : : Wits University Press,, 2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 303 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Apr 2018).

Shaping markets through competition and economic regulation is at the heart of addressing the development challenges facing countries in southern Africa. The contributors to Competition Law and Economic Regulation: Addressing Market Power in southern Africa critically assess the efficacy of the competition and economic regulation frameworks, including the impact of a number of the regional competition authorities in a range of sectors throughout southern Africa. Featuring academics as well as practitioners in the field, the book addresses issues common to southern African countries, where markets are small and concentrated, with particularly high barriers to entry, and where the resources to enforce legislation against anti-competitive conduct are limited. What is needed, the contributors argue, is an understanding of competition and regional integration as part of an inclusive growth agenda for Africa. By examining competition and regulation in a single framework, and viewing this within the southern African experience, this volume adds new perspectives to the global competition literature. It is an essential reference tool and will be of great interest to policymakers and regulators, as well as the rapidly growing ecosystem of legal practitioners and economists engaged in the field.

Table of Contents

Penalties and settlements for South African cartels : an economic review / Tapera Muzata, Simon Roberts and Thando Vilakazi -- Cartel likelihood, duration and deterrence in South Africa / Ratshidaho Maphwanya -- Cartel enforcement in the southern African neighbourhood / Thula Kaira -- Excessive pricing under the spotlight : what is a competitive price? / Reena das Nair and Pamela Mondliwa -- Competition and regulation interface in energy, telecommunications and transport in South Africa / Reena das Nair and Simon Roberts -- How multinational investments in grain trading are reshaping Zambia's market / Nicholas J. Sitko and Brian Chisanga -- Competition and incumbency in South Africa's liquid fuel value chain / Anthea Paelo, Genna Robb and Thando Vilakazi -- South Africa's renewable energy experience : inclusive growth lessons / Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Reena das Nair -- Competition and regulation in Zimbabwe's emerging mobile payments markets / Genna Robb, Isaac Tausha and Thando Vilakazi -- Evaluating the competitiveness of Zimbabwe's poultry industry / Tatenda Zengeni -- Competition, regional integration and inclusive growth in Africa : a research agenda / Simon Roberts, Thando Vilakazi and Witness Simbanegavi.