OFT (Office of Fair Trading: A good resource to look for information on the new Competition Act and Cartels. It also has a very useful free magazine called 'Fair Trading'. You can also access OFT Press Releases which are useful for examining current issues in UK competition policy. )
The Competition Commission (previously The Monopolies and Mergers Commission)
GLOBAL COMPETITION REGULATION SITES
Links
to other National Competition Regulators
OECD (still the best global site - well, in my view. Lots of information about privatisation, regulation and competition)
APEC Competion Policy Database (Competition Information relating to Asia- Pacific Countries)
UNCTAD (TheUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development Competiton Policy Site)
WTO (The World Trade Organisation. which has important material on competition and trade)
European Medicines Evaluation Agency (A supranational authority with a specific remit to regulate new medicines in Europe)
PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORS IN THE UK
OFGEM (The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) represent the merger of OFFER (The Office of Electricity Regulation) and OFGAS(The Office of Gas Regulation).
OFWAT (The Office of Water Regulation)
ORR (The Office of Rail Regulation)
OFCOM (The Office for communications Regulation. Includes television, radio, telecommunications)
POSTCOMM (The Post Office Regulator)
UK INDUSTRY REGULATORS AND WATCHDOGS
Institute of Trading Standards Administration
Advertising Standards Authority
OFFICIAL REGULATORY ASSESSMENT SITES
UK Cabinet Office, Regulatory Impact unit
Regulatory Impact Assessments by UK Government
US THINKTANKS
Cato Institute (an organisation with a libertarian philosophy. Has some interesting video discussions but requires Real Player)
Regulation Org (has some good links to US regulatory agencies and thinktanks not mentioned here).
Center for Research into Regulated Industries (has some excellent publications)
© Kevin Hinde 1999 - 2002
