About this ebook
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for more than 90 per cent of all businesses in the Asia-Pacific region — an area which is rapidly updating its competition laws and regulations to encourage greater entrepreneurship and open, dynamic economies.
Yet SMEs are almost invisible when those competition policies and laws are developed and enforced. SMEs are often quite different businesses than large, multinational corporations, but their nature, significance and characteristics are often overlooked.
This book seeks to rectify the relative neglect in research and policy discussions on the role of the SME sector in competition policy and law. Drawing on contributions from a wide range of competition regulators, lawyers, academics, consultants and advisers to the SME sector, it addresses such important issues as:
- perceptions and views of small businesses about competition law;
- regulator engagement and education of the SME sector;
- the link between competition law and economic growth;
- franchising, SMEs and competition law;
- issues in enforcing competition law against SMEs;
- the role of Chinese family firms;
- trade, professional and industry associations;
- country case studies from Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Hong Kong SAR, Japan and the Pacific Islands.
Yet SMEs are almost invisible when those competition policies and laws are developed and enforced. SMEs are often quite different businesses than large, multinational corporations, but their nature, significance and characteristics are often overlooked.
This book seeks to rectify the relative neglect in research and policy discussions on the role of the SME sector in competition policy and law. Drawing on contributions from a wide range of competition regulators, lawyers, academics, consultants and advisers to the SME sector, it addresses such important issues as:
- perceptions and views of small businesses about competition law;
- regulator engagement and education of the SME sector;
- the link between competition law and economic growth;
- franchising, SMEs and competition law;
- issues in enforcing competition law against SMEs;
- the role of Chinese family firms;
- trade, professional and industry associations;
- country case studies from Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Hong Kong SAR, Japan and the Pacific Islands.
"This book is an important step in remedying the gaps in our knowledge and policy of this important area." -- Dr Alan Bollard, Executive Director, APEC Secretariat
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for more than 90 per cent of all businesses in the Asia-Pacific region — an area which is rapidly updating its competition laws and regulations to encourage greater entrepreneurship and open, dynamic economies.
Yet SMEs are almost invisible when ...
Discover more
About the author
• Michael T. Schaper is currently Deputy Chariman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
• Cassey Lee is currently Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.
• Michael T. Schaper is currently Deputy Chariman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
• Cassey Lee is currently Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
