European Union Competition Policy Versus Industrial Competitiveness: Stringent Regulation and Its External Implications

ISBN-13: 9780367757595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 152 str.

Hikaru Yoshizawa

Opis

The book examines whether EU competition policy is applied fairly and consistently to EU and non-EU firms despite persistent political pressure from member states for a relaxation of the rules and deals with the dilemma of regional organisations in the global political economy.

Spis treści

1. The EU competition policy dilemma 2. The institutional basis of strict and non-discriminatory regulation 3. Tension between stringent supranational regulations and national neo-mercantilism 4. The issue of discrimination against non-EU firms 5. Systemic constraints on the EU’s role as a global rule-maker 6. The EU: Stuck between competition and competitiveness

O autorze

Hikaru Yoshizawa is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at Kansai University, Japan.