TY - GEN AU - Hoekman, Bernard M AU - Mavroidis, Petros C. TI - Competition, competition policy and the GATT T2 - The World Economy PB - Basil Blackwell KW - INTERNATIONAL TRADE KW - COMPETITION POLICY KW - URAGUAY ROUND KW - GATT KW - TRADE NEGOTIATIONS N1 - Parts of conclusion remarks not complete N2 - Examines the pursuit of inter-governmental cooperation on competition policy as priority and investigates the reach of current GATT rules and disciplines with respect to business practices restricting the contestability of markets and the extent to which a minimalistic approach might be pursued. Provides a summary for addressing competition-distorting practices under the existing GATT, practices not addressed in the GATT forum and discusses the desirability and some of the implication of expanding multilateral disciplines ER -