European Union competition policy versus industrial competitiveness : stringent regulation and its external implications /

Yoshizawa, Hikaru,

European Union competition policy versus industrial competitiveness : stringent regulation and its external implications / Hikaru Yoshizawa. - 1 online resource (xi, 151 pages) : illustrations. - Globalisation, Europe, multilateralism series . - Globalization, Europe and multilateralism. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

"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. Focussing on the EU's desire to achieve balance between the promotion of market competition and the enhancement of international competitiveness, the book explores the validity of its attempts successfully to ensure a 'stringent competition policy' which is nationality-blind and comparatively strict. Finally, it shows that the competition-competitiveness dilemma remains unresolved because the EU's capability to set global regulatory standards is constrained by competition and the need to engage in multilateral forums, such as the WTO and the International Competition Network. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of European Union studies, EU competition law and policy, EU external action and more broadly to global governance, international political economy and international relations"--


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

9781003163909 1003163904 9781000466119 1000466116 1000466086 9781000466089

9781003163909 Taylor & Francis

2021021899


Competition--European Economic Community countries.
Restraint of trade--European Economic Community countries.
Competition.
Economic policy.
Restraint of trade.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs


European Economic Community countries--Economic policy.
European Economic Community countries.


Electronic books.

HF1532.5 / .Y68 2022

382/.3094