Book contents
- Competition Law in South Asia
- Global Competition Law And Economics Policy
- Competition Law in South Asia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Additional material
- Contents
- Maps, Figures, and Boxes
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Authorities
- Statutes and Statutory Instruments
- 1 The Theoretical Framework
- 2 Adoption of Competition Laws in India and Pakistan
- 3 The Spread of Competition Laws across South Asia
- 4 Enforcing Indian and Pakistani Competition Acts
- 5 Anti-competitive Agreements and Interpretive Strategies in India and Pakistan
- 6 Understanding Penalties in the Context of the Adoption Process
- 7 Pre-existing Legal Systems and Competition Enforcement
- 8 Implementing Competition Laws across South Asia
- 9 Bridging the Implementation Gap
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Adoption of Competition Laws in India and Pakistan
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 February 2023
- Competition Law in South Asia
- Global Competition Law And Economics Policy
- Competition Law in South Asia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Additional material
- Contents
- Maps, Figures, and Boxes
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Authorities
- Statutes and Statutory Instruments
- 1 The Theoretical Framework
- 2 Adoption of Competition Laws in India and Pakistan
- 3 The Spread of Competition Laws across South Asia
- 4 Enforcing Indian and Pakistani Competition Acts
- 5 Anti-competitive Agreements and Interpretive Strategies in India and Pakistan
- 6 Understanding Penalties in the Context of the Adoption Process
- 7 Pre-existing Legal Systems and Competition Enforcement
- 8 Implementing Competition Laws across South Asia
- 9 Bridging the Implementation Gap
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
India and Pakistan adopted modern competition legislations in 2002 and 2007 respectively. This chapter traces and compares the adoption of modern competition legislations in the two countries to understand how these shaped the schemes and ambits of these legislations as well as the extent of their compatibility with and legitimacy in their respective countries. The chapter appraises the pre-conditions of transfer in India and Pakistan focusing particularly on their legal and political institutional landscapes and evaluates their respective motivations for adopting modern competition legislations. It also identifies the transfer mechanisms and the nature and range of legal and political institutions engaged by these countries in the course of adoption, and examines how the interplay of these institutions impacts the compatibility, legitimacy, and content of the adopted legislations.
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- Competition Law in South AsiaPolicy Diffusion and Transfer, pp. 28 - 54Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023