Opening the Economy: Barriers to Entry, Regulation and Competition

Author:   Thando Vilakazi ,  Sumayya Goga ,  Simon Roberts
Publisher:   HSRC Press
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9780796925893


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 March 2020
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Author:   Thando Vilakazi ,  Sumayya Goga ,  Simon Roberts
Publisher:   HSRC Press
Imprint:   HSRC Press
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780796925893


ISBN 10:   0796925895
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 March 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of figures List of tables Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and abbreviations Introduction: Challenges to a more open economy 1 Key competition challenges in the South African economy: Large firms, concentration and lack of dynamism SECTION ONE: ENTERING MARKETS: WHAT DO RIVALS REQUIRE? 2 Entry challenges invertically integrated industries: Insights from three agroprocessing value chains in South Africa 3 Barriers to entry in concentrated industries: A case study of Soweto Gold 4 Confronting entry barriers in South Africa’s grocery retail sector 5 Contesting the skies: Entry and rivalry in the South African airline industry 6 South African community newspaper publishers: The effects of exclusionary strategies on independent firms ADVANCED INFORMATION 7 The competition implications of recent developments in the liquid fuels supply chain SECTION TWO: REGULATING FOR RIVALRY IN NETWORK INDUSTRIES 8 Bridging the digital divide in South Africa: Case studies in incumbency versus competition 9 Competition, barriers to entry and inclusive growth in retail banking: Capitec case study 10 Breaking barriers through different business models: Mobile money in South Africa and Kenya SECTION THREE: REVIEWING POLICIES FOR INCLUSION IN SOUTH AFRICA 11 Assessing the record of competition law enforcementin opening up the economy 12 Lost opportunities? Barriers to entry and Transnet’s procurement of 1 064 locomotives 13 Black economic empowerment and barriers to entry Conclusion: Towards a more competitive and open economy Contributors Index

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A persuasive book .... The authors offer an agenda to meet the urgent challenge. - Eleanor M Fox, Walter J Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation at New York University School of Law compelling economic research and a fascinating read. - Frederic Jenny, Professor of Economics at ESSEC Business School in Paris and Chairman of the OECD Competition Committee a timely review of South Africa's journey to opening up markets - Mondo Mazwai, Chairperson, Competition Tribunal of South Africa Highly recommended. Choice


'A persuasive book .... The authors offer an agenda to meet the urgent challenge.' - Eleanor M Fox, Walter J Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation at New York University School of Law ' ... compelling economic research and a fascinating read.' - Frederic Jenny, Professor of Economics at ESSEC Business School in Paris and Chairman of the OECD Competition Committee ' ... a timely review of South Africa's journey to opening up markets ... ' - Mondo Mazwai, Chairperson, Competition Tribunal of South Africa


'A persuasive book .... The authors offer an agenda to meet the urgent challenge.'- Eleanor M Fox, Walter J Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation at New York University School of Law ' ... compelling economic research and a fascinating read.'- Frederic Jenny, Professor of Economics at ESSEC Business School in Paris and Chairman of the OECD Competition Committee ' ... a timely review of South Africa's journey to opening up markets ...'- Mondo Mazwai, Chairperson, Competition Tribunal of South Africa


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Thando Vilakazi is Director at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED). Sumayya Goga is a Senior Researcher at CCRED. Simon Roberts is a professor at the University of Johannesburg, in the School of Economics, and Lead Researcher at CCRED.

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