Public policy with regard to monopolies should ideally be based on what is most efficient for the economy and society as a whole. For natural monopolies, it is generally most efficient to maintain the monopoly, but subject it to government

In February 2002, the US requested a WTO panel to address restrictions imposed by Mexico on international telecommunications services between the two countries. The US alleged that Mexico had failed to open its cross border telecommunications market as mandated by

I am tired of not being able to treat patients because the medicines are too expensive. Africans should not be dying because of inability to pay when effective medicines can be available at affordable prices. These medicines are already available

Nearly all the major countries have constitutional provisions to promote and preserve competition in the market place and have also adopted laws. Countries, which did not have a competition law, are today in the process of adopting one. Laws are