DELIMITING THE SOCIAL BOUNDARIES OF COMPETITION LAW IN ASEAN: A COMMON APPROACH?
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https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumlj.v22i2.133Keywords:
competition law, competition policy, economic regulation, social welfare, economic justiceAbstract
This paper examines the interface between the economic and social elements of competition law in ASEAN. Generally, the aim of competition law should be to protect the process of competition, promote market efficiencies and enhance consumer welfare in the countries. Nevertheless there is a concern arising from such interface. Competition law strives to ensure competition and economic efficiency but market structure and behavior which harm competition or lead to inefficiency may have positive impact on the society. Along these lines, this paper looks into the social applications of competition legislation of Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. Variations between different ASEAN Members are expected to influence any discussions on this issue but social objectives of competition law, and social exclusions are among others the tools used to further social goals in the laws of the ASEAN Members that have been analysed. To address the possibility of political and special interest capturing such social interpretations of competition law, this paper proposes a model that requires increasing reliance on economic analysis and the use of proportionality principle to minimise subjectivity.Metrics
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2014-12-01
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Ahamat, H., & Abdul Rahman, N. (2014). DELIMITING THE SOCIAL BOUNDARIES OF COMPETITION LAW IN ASEAN: A COMMON APPROACH?. IIUM Law Journal, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumlj.v22i2.133
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