Lucky Trip? Perspectives From a Foreign Advisor on Competition Policy, Development and Technical Assistance

"My comments focus on technical assistance and law reform in connection with competition law. I first discuss what I believe has gone badly with technical assistance and then offer reasons that cause me to hope for better results ahead. This account is personal and anecdotal. I draw upon episodes from my own work to illustrate phenomena that I also have treated elsewhere in a more technical style. From many conversations with others who have worked on the same or similar projects, it is apparent that my experiences are not idiosyncratic. Although I discuss competition policy, many observations apply fully to other areas of economic law reform."