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This book aims to examine the use of antidumping laws as “temporary
adjustment” safety valves. That is, domestic industries suddenly exposed to
international competition need some measures to help them cope with the new
market conditions
The book is divided into six chapters:
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The introductory chapter first examines the definition of dumping and
antidumping. it then evaluates antidumping regulation both at the national and
WTO level;
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The second chapter reviews current WTO antidumping law;.
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The third and fourth chapters look at the antidumping experience of two
developing countries: Egypt and India
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The fifth chapter examines how current competition law deals with the practice
of dumping. Accordingly, price discrimination law and predatory pricing law of
both major competition law jurisdictions, the US and the EU are examined. This
chapter aims to answer the question of whether competition law in its current
form can replace antidumping law; and
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Finally, the sixth chapter looks at economies of scale as barriers to
effective competition.