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The Emergence of Competition Law in (Former) Socialist Countries

The Emergence of Competition Law in (Former) Socialist Countries TIBOR VARADY Th e Emergence of Competition Law in (Former ) Socialist Countries I. COMPETITION POLICIES UNTIL THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION (BEFORE 1990) A. Attitudes Toward Competition in Socialist Countries i. A Short Note on Marxist-Leninist Views on Competition Socialism and competition. Socialism, especially the brand of so­ cialism in the USSR and in the Central-Eastern European countries, ha s usually been perceived as a concept and a practice opposed to market s and competition (we shall use the term "socialist countries" to denote the countries mentioned above, in the absence of a fully adequate common denominator). This assumption leads to the con­ clusion that in socialist countries antitrust rules are at best irrele­ vant; the issue of safeguarding competition as the driving force of economy is moot. Such a vision of competition policies in the USSR and Central-Eastern European countries, as well as in some non-Eu­ ropean countries which have followed a marxist orientation (the Peo­ ple's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, etc.), is essentially not erroneous, yet it leaves out of sight some nuances and variations. Marx and competition. — Marx viewed competition as a basic— and essentially negative—tenet of capitalism. In his letter to Engels of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

The Emergence of Competition Law in (Former) Socialist Countries

Varady, Tibor
American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 47 (2) – Apr 1, 1999
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© 1999 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
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0002-919X
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10.2307/841040
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TIBOR VARADY Th e Emergence of Competition Law in (Former ) Socialist Countries I. COMPETITION POLICIES UNTIL THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION (BEFORE 1990) A. Attitudes Toward Competition in Socialist Countries i. A Short Note on Marxist-Leninist Views on Competition Socialism and competition. Socialism, especially the brand of so­ cialism in the USSR and in the Central-Eastern European countries, ha s usually been perceived as a concept and a practice opposed to market s and competition (we shall use the term "socialist countries" to denote the countries mentioned above, in the absence of a fully adequate common denominator). This assumption leads to the con­ clusion that in socialist countries antitrust rules are at best irrele­ vant; the issue of safeguarding competition as the driving force of economy is moot. Such a vision of competition policies in the USSR and Central-Eastern European countries, as well as in some non-Eu­ ropean countries which have followed a marxist orientation (the Peo­ ple's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, etc.), is essentially not erroneous, yet it leaves out of sight some nuances and variations. Marx and competition. — Marx viewed competition as a basic— and essentially negative—tenet of capitalism. In his letter to Engels of

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