1、1 中文中文 3150 字，字，1750 英文单词，英文单词，1 万英文字符万英文字符 Chinas Antimonopoly Law 2008: An Overview Allan Fels Abstract This article outlines the economic, legal, and political background, general features, main provisions, and enforcement mechanisms of Chinas Antimonopoly Law 2008 and describes some early develo
2、pments in its application. Keywords: Chinas anti-monopoly law Law and enforcement with Chinese characteristics 1. Introduction Chinas Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) was adopted on 30 August 2007 and came into effect on 1 August 2008. Its introduction was an inevitable consequence of Chinas decision in the
3、late 1970s to adopt a policy of reform and opening up of the economy internationally, and in 1993 to take further critical steps towards implementing a socialist market economy philosophy. China, like most other countries, recognised that once the market is acknowledged as being the main means by wh
4、ich goods and services are delivered to the community, governments have to ensure that the market works well and this above all requires the market to be competitive or at least not to be hindered by unwarranted anticompetitive structures and behaviour. Following some piecemeal steps towards the introduction of competition policy in the 1980s, work on a modern comprehensive competition law commenced in 1994. Then followed a lengthy process of drafting, debate, and very extensive and of
