The Prospect of Antimonpoly Legislation in China
Publication Title
Washington University Global Studies Law Review
Abstract
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, privatization, a reduction in administrative intervention, and antimonopoly measures have become the general trend of economic policies around the world. As a result, various countries have sped up the creation and implementation of their own antimonopoly legislation rapidly. Currently, antimonopoly laws exist not only in economically developed countries but also in many developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The countries that have made the most progress in this area are those within the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Most of these countries adopted antimonopoly laws in the early 1990s when they made the transition from a planned economy to a market economy. China adopted the Law of the People’s Republic of China Against Unfair Competition in September 1993, but has yet to promulgate a special antimonopoly law. However, with the increasing marketization of the Chinese economy, and with China’s admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11, 2001, the call for the speedy adoption and promulgation of an antimonopoly law is now much louder. The promulgation of an antimonopoly law undoubtedly will promote economic and political reform in China.
Recommended Citation
Wang Xiaoye,
The Prospect of Antimonpoly Legislation in China,
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Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev.
201
(2002),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_globalstudies/vol1/iss1/10