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Ventajas y limitaciones de la experiencia de Costa Rica en materia de políticas de competencia: un punto de referencia para la región centroamericana

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El propósito de esta investigación es valorar la legislación de competencia costarricense y su aplicación por la Comisión para Promover la Competencia, evaluar las experiencias, retos y algunas lecciones que pueden servir a otros países de la región centroamericana. El contexto de la regulación costarricense es muy parecido a los de otros países del área cuyas economías son pequeñas, sus recursos escasos y tienen una cultura de competencia poco desarrollada. Sin embargo, dentro de estos límites ha habido importantes avances que pueden servir de referencia a los países vecinos.Con este fin se analizará el marco institucional de la agencia de competencia y sus funciones más relevantes: la labor de abogacía de la competencia y la investigación de las prácticas y concentraciones anticompetitivas. En la última parte del trabajo se presentarán las conclusiones más relevantes de cada sección con el propósito de sugerir algunas propuestas para la propia Costa Rica y los demás países de la región. Benefits and limits of the experience of Costa Rica in terms of competition policies: a point of reference for the region of Central America Abstract: The main objective of this investigation is to evaluate the legislation regulating competition in Costa Rica and its implementation by the Commission for Promoting Competition, evaluate the experiences, challenges and lessons learned, in order to aid the development process of other countries in the region.In the context of Costa Rican regulation, the experience has been very similar in countries in the region also characterized as small economies, with scarce resources and a poorly developed culture of competition. However, within these limits important advances have been made, which may serve as reference for neighbouring countries. As such, the investigation has analysed the institutional framework of the agency of competition and its most relevant functions in terms of the laws of competition as well as the practices and anti competitive concentrations. The final part of the report presents the most relevant conclusions of each section, with the objective of suggesting appropriate measure for Costa Rica and the other countries of the region.

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  • Sittenfeld, Pamela, 2007. "Ventajas y limitaciones de la experiencia de Costa Rica en materia de políticas de competencia: un punto de referencia para la región centroamericana," Estudios y Perspectivas – Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México 4990, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
  • Handle: RePEc:ecr:col031:4990
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