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CUTS CCIER: Promoting Fair Markets for Consumer Welfare

CUTS CCIER is a center for competition, investment, and economic regulation. Our vision is consumer sovereignty in the framework of social justice and equality. Our mission is to promote fair markets to enhance consumer welfare and economic development.

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CUTS CCIER: Promoting Fair Markets for Consumer Welfare

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  1. INTRODUCTION to CENTRE FOR COMPETITION, INVESTMENT & ECONOMIC REGULATION (CUTS CCIER)April 2011

  2. Outline • Vision & Mission • History • Programmatic Areas • Modus Operandi • Team, Advisers & Fellows • Earlier, Current & Future Projects • Achievements

  3. Vision CUTS Vision: Consumer Sovereignty in the framework of social justice and equality, within and across borders Mission CUTS CCIER Mission: Promoting Fair Markets to Enhance Consumer Welfare & Economic Development

  4. History • Amendment of MRTP Act (1984) – UTPs • Involved with adoption of COPRA (1986) • Consumer Movement in India • Lobbying for new Competition Regime • GATT to WTO – CUTS interest in Trade (1994) • Competition Issues’ inclusion in Singapore 1996) • Establishment of a dedicated Centre (2001)

  5. Programmatic Areas • Competition Policy and Law • Economic Regulation • Investment Climate • Consumer Protection

  6. Modus Operandi • Participatory Research • Linking Research/Evidence with Policy • Targeted Outreach and Dissemination • Capacity Building • Networking and Continuous Engagement

  7. Team, Advisers & Fellows • Team: Economists, Lawyers, Social Science, Development professionals & Support Staff • Advisers: 17 internationally renowned experts/scholars/practitioners • Fellows: CUTS associates involved with Research and Consultations

  8. Earlier & Current Projects Competition Policy & Law INTERNATIONAL • 7Up, 7Up2, 7Up3, 7Up4 • Competition Regimes in the World • Country specific projects – Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Vietnam & Zambia • Competition and Consumer Regimes in MENA • World Competition Day

  9. Earlier & Current Projects Competition Policy & Law NATIONAL • Functional Competition Regime in India (Funcomp) • ICRR Report 2007, 2009, 2011 • Cartel Case Study • Collusive Behaviour in Healthcare Sector in India • Competition Distortions in India

  10. Earlier & Current Projects Economic Regulation • Comparative Study of Sect. Regulation in DCs • Regulatory structure and functions in Infra, Utilities • Competition, Regulation & Development Research Forum (CDRF) • Quality of Regulation – India, Brazil & Kenya • Capacity building on Electricity Reforms in S Asia • Regulatory Reforms and Governance in India

  11. Earlier & Current Projects Investment Climate • Investment for Development • Policy Framework for Investment (India, Vietnam and Zambia) • Investment Environment Updates (India) • Business Regulation & Corporate Conduct

  12. Earlier & Current Projects Consumer Protection • Consumer Policy Framework for Bhutan • State of Indian Consumer • Consumer Protection Law of Ghana • Consumer Protection Regimes in the World

  13. Future Plans/Areas INTERNATIONAL • 7Ups: Follow-up and Extension projects • Replication of FunComp – Indonesia, Ghana, etc. • Deepening Competition work in S S Africa • CB on Competition & Consumer issues (Africa, Asia) • Investment Policy Reforms and Economic Growth

  14. Future Plans/Areas NATIONAL • Competition and Regulatory interface (India) • Competition and Informal Sector (India) • Renewable Energy Policy and Action projects • Enabling Business Environment in India • Responsible Business Conduct - India and outside

  15. Impacts/Achievements • Contribution to Competition Reforms in India • Linking competition reforms with consumer welfare & economic development • Capacity and Interest Building of DC CSOs • Publications – mix of rigour and simplicity • International recognition by UNCTAD, OECD, ICN • Effective Networking – INCSOC • Establishment of CIRC

  16. Challenges • Dependence on donor funding • Demonstration of Outcome/Impact on the ground • Vested interests and policy inertia

  17. Thank You! www.cuts-ccier.org

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