Independent regulatory authorities

Reflections on institutional design in African regulatory agencies

Reflections on institutional design in African regulatory agencies

Jonathan Klaaren

A panel at the recent ACER Week Conference in Victoria Falls discussed and give views on a question that is often neglected in discussions of competition law and policy: institutional design. The speakers came from a number of competition authorities and economic regulators from the Southern African region and played prominent – sometimes preeminent – roles in the operation of these bodies.