INTRODUCTION to CENTRE FOR COMPETITION, INVESTMENT & ECONOMIC REGULATION (CUTS CCIER) April 2011 Outline Vision & Mission History Programmatic Areas Modus Operandi Team, Advisers & Fellows Earlier, Current & Future Projects Achievements.
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INTRODUCTION to CENTRE FOR COMPETITION, INVESTMENT & ECONOMIC REGULATION (CUTS CCIER)
April 2011
Outline
Vision & Mission
History
Programmatic Areas
Modus Operandi
Team, Advisers & Fellows
Earlier, Current & Future Projects
Achievements
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Vision CUTS Vision : Consumer Sovereignty in the framework of social justice and equality, within and across borders Mission CUTS CCIER Mission : Promoting Fair Markets to Enhance Consumer Welfare & Economic Development
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History
Amendment of MRTP Act (1984) – UTPs
Involved with adoption of COPRA (1986)
Consumer Movement in India
Lobbying for new Competition Regime
GATT to WTO – CUTS interest in Trade (1994)
Competition Issues’ inclusion in Singapore 1996)
Establishment of a dedicated Centre (2001)
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Programmatic Areas
Competition Policy and Law
Economic Regulation
Investment Climate
Consumer Protection
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Modus Operandi
Participatory Research
Linking Research/Evidence with Policy
Targeted Outreach and Dissemination
Capacity Building
Networking and Continuous Engagement
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Team, Advisers & Fellows
Team: Economists, Lawyers, Social Science, Development professionals & Support Staff
Advisers: 17 internationally renowned experts/scholars/practitioners
Fellows: CUTS associates involved with Research and Consultations
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Earlier & Current Projects
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Competition Policy & Law INTERNATIONAL 7Up, 7Up2, 7Up3, 7Up4
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Competition Regimes in the World
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Country specific projects – Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Vietnam & Zambia
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Competition and Consumer Regimes in MENA
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World Competition Day
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Earlier & Current Projects
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Competition Policy & Law NATIONAL Functional Competition Regime in India (Funcomp)
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ICRR Report 2007, 2009, 2011
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Cartel Case Study
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Collusive Behaviour in Healthcare Sector in India
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Competition Distortions in India
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Earlier & Current Projects Economic Regulation
Comparative Study of Sect. Regulation in DCs
Regulatory structure and functions in Infra, Utilities
Competition, Regulation & Development Research Forum (CDRF)
Quality of Regulation – India, Brazil & Kenya
Capacity building on Electricity Reforms in S Asia
Regulatory Reforms and Governance in India
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Earlier & Current Projects Investment Climate
Investment for Development
Policy Framework for Investment (India, Vietnam and Zambia)
Investment Environment Updates (India)
Business Regulation & Corporate Conduct
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Earlier & Current Projects
Consumer Protection Consumer Policy Framework for Bhutan
State of Indian Consumer
Consumer Protection Law of Ghana
Consumer Protection Regimes in the World
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Future Plans/Areas INTERNATIONAL
7Ups: Follow-up and Extension projects
Replication of FunComp – Indonesia, Ghana, etc.
Deepening Competition work in S S Africa
CB on Competition & Consumer issues (Africa, Asia)
Investment Policy Reforms and Economic Growth
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Future Plans/Areas NATIONAL
Competition and Regulatory interface (India)
Competition and Informal Sector (India)
Renewable Energy Policy and Action projects
Enabling Business Environment in India
Responsible Business Conduct - India and outside
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Impacts/Achievements
Contribution to Competition Reforms in India
Linking competition reforms with consumer welfare & economic development
Capacity and Interest Building of DC CSOs
Publications – mix of rigour and simplicity
International recognition by UNCTAD, OECD, ICN
Effective Networking – INCSOC
Establishment of CIRC
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Challenges
Dependence on donor funding
Demonstration of Outcome/Impact on the ground
Vested interests and policy inertia
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Thank You!
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