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Globalisation and Competition Policies. — This paper discusses the nature of globalisation and its relationship to cross-country competition in the markets for tradeable goods and services. It emphasises the dual modes of cross-border supply, namely, international trade and international production. These have given rise to new international dimensions of competition policy. The paper surveys these dimensions and considers the desirability of harmonising competition policies of different nations and other options such as the development of multilateral competition policies under the WTO.

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Globalisierung und Wettbewerbspolitik. — Der Verfasser untersucht die Natur der Globalisierung und ihre Beziehung zum zwischenstaatlichen Wettbewerb auf den MÄrkten für handelbare Güter und Dienstleistungen. Er betont die doppelte Art des grenzüberschreitenden Angebots, nÄmlich den internationalen Handel und die internationale Produktion. Diese waren Anla\ für neue internationale Dimensionen der Wettbewerbspolitik. Der Autor gibt einen überblick über diese Dimensionen und erörtert, ob es wünschenswert ist, die Wettbewerbspolitiken verschiedener LÄnder zu harmonisieren. Ferner betrachtet er andere Optionen — wie etwa die Entwicklung multilateraler Wettbewerbspolitiken im Rahmen der WHO.

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Lloyd, P.J. Globalisation and competition policies. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv 134, 161–185 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02708091

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