Núm. 15, enero-junio (2009)

The economic integration of Latin America and the Caribbean has forced governments to develop and establish public policies which should contribute to generate, on one hand, a social, political and economic certainty required by international markets to consider a country as «viable» for investments and market developments; and, on the other hand, to establish market conditions which guarantee the supply demanded by the population. In this context, one of the policies which may contribute to create the best conditions for economic development in the countries of the region is «Competition Policy», most of all because of its contribution towards creating a favorable environment to enable economic agents to develop free competition with clear rules. These rules, as will be presented in this article, are necessary to promote economic and commercial activities. This document intends to serve as a conceptual and theoretical reference framework for study and research on Competition Policy. It was elaborated upon the revision of a very extensive and exhaustive bibliography in reference to Competition Policy within the topics dealt with by the public economic sector and economic regulation.