Competition Law in China

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-7

3. Overview of the Anti-monopoly Law

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      Pages 9-9

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   2. Competition Law in China: An Overview

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      Pages 11-29

   3. Goals of the Competition Law

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      Pages 31-50

4. Substantive Law of the AML

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Horizontal Restrictions

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      Pages 53-80

   3. Vertical Restrictions

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      Pages 81-93

   4. Abuse of Dominant Position

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      Pages 95-104

   5. Merger Control

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      Pages 105-129

   6. Administrative Monopolies

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      Pages 131-150

5. The Enforcement of the AML

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Enforcement of Competition Law: Public Enforcement and Competition Agencies

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      Pages 153-179

   3. Enforcement of Competition Law—Economic Analysis of Antitrust Sanctions

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      Pages 181-199

   4. Enforcement of Competition Law—Role of the Courts and Economic Experts

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      Pages 201-225

   5. The Enforcement of Competition Law—A Behavioral Law and Economics Perspective

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      Pages 227-255

   6. Extraterritorial Effects of Chinese Competition Law: A Comparative View on Merger Policy

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      Pages 257-273

   7. Conclusions

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      Pages 275-282

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the developmental history and structural framework of Chinese competition law from a law and economics perspective. It examines the philosophical foundations, the substantive law, and enforcement issues concerning competition law and policy in China by pursuing an economic and comparative approach. Further, the book presents and analyzes competition cases involving monopolistic agreements, abuse of dominant position, and concentration. 
The book will help professionals and business practitioners to understand the distinct features of competition law and policy in China, and how the substance and enforcement of the law can be compared with competition regulations in the US and EU from an economic perspective. Given its scope, it offers a valuable guide for academic, public sector and professional audiences alike, and will appeal to researchers, students and anyone with an interest in economic law and policy in China. 
The book can also be used as reading material to accompany courses such as China’s Competition Law and Policy, Comparative Competition Law, and Market Regulation in China for foreign students studying Chinese law and policy at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.

• Comparative competition law
• Competition law and economics
• Law and policy in China
• Comparative law
• Economic policy in China
• Law and economics in China
• Competition law and cases in China
• Competition law enforcement
• Abuse of dominant position in China
• Cartel enforcement in China

• School of Law, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China

  Jingyuan Ma

Dr. Jingyuan Ma is Assistant Professor of Law at Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, China. Jingyuan holds an LLM in Law and Economics from the University of Hamburg and the University of Ghent (2010), and a BA in Economics from Beijing Foreign Studies University (2009). She obtained her PhD from the University of Hamburg, Erasmus University Rotterdam and the University of Bologna, taking part in the European Doctorate in Law and Economics programme (EDLE). Her teaching and research interests include comparative law, economic analysis of competition law, and law and society in East Asia. She has authored a monograph and several articles on comparative perspectives of competition policy in the US, the EU and China.

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