Political and Economic Decisions and Competition – What is the Efficient Antimonopoly Policy?

Authors

  • Irakli Lekvinadze Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v1i1.48

Keywords:

Competition, Georgia, Antimonopoly Policy, Communications Market, Insurance Market

Abstract

This article discusses the influence of economic decisions which affect the antitrust and competition support policies. Many countries provide governmental initiatives for improving antirust legislation. There is an effort to develop efficient legislation, to define market boundaries, to identify dominating companies, and to prevent cartel development. A review of the literature has shown that refined legislation does not work. Qualified and non-politicized economic decisions are required to provide fair and equitable competition in the marketplace. The discussions of various researchers are profiled on the economic issues. This article analyzes The Republic of Georgia’s 20 year unique market experiences in Eastern Europe. Recommendations have been proposed to increase the effectiveness of an anti-monopoly policy.

Author Biography

Irakli Lekvinadze, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

Irakli Lekvinadze is a post graduate doctoral student at Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. The topic of his research is “Competition Policy in Georgia”. In 2013 Irakli Lekvinadze participated in training program “Reasearch Methods”, Maastricht School of Management. Irakli is the author of eight published research articles and presented in multiple scientific conferences in Georgia and abroad.

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Published

2014-03-20

How to Cite

Lekvinadze, I. (2014). Political and Economic Decisions and Competition – What is the Efficient Antimonopoly Policy?. Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR), 1(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v1i1.48