About the Book
Competition Law in Emerging Markets: Regulating Innovation, Markets and Consumer Welfare is an edited volume that examines the evolving role of competition law and policy in fostering fair, efficient, and innovation-driven markets within rapidly developing economies.
As globalization, digital transformation, and technological advancements continue to reshape commercial landscapes, competition authorities and policymakers are increasingly confronted with complex challenges.
It involves market concentration, digital platforms, data-driven business models, artificial intelligence, cross-border transactions, and emerging forms of anti-competitive conduct.
These developments call for adaptive regulatory frameworks capable of promoting innovation while safeguarding competitive markets and consumer welfare.
The book seeks to provide a comprehensive platform for academicians, researchers, legal practitioners, economists, policymakers, regulators, corporate professionals, and interdisciplinary scholars to critically engage with contemporary issues in competition law and market regulation.
It encourages doctrinal, empirical, comparative, and policy-oriented research that examines the effectiveness of existing competition regimes, explores emerging regulatory challenges, and proposes innovative legal and policy solutions suited to the realities of emerging markets.
Recognizing that competition law extends beyond traditional antitrust enforcement, the volume adopts an interdisciplinary perspective by integrating insights from law, economics, public policy, business, finance, technology, international trade, and regulatory governance.
It aims to stimulate scholarly discourse on the intersection of competition, innovation, consumer protection, economic development, and sustainable market regulation in both domestic and global contexts.
Themes and Sub-Themes
Main theme: Competition Law
Sub-Themes including but not limiting to:
- Competition Law, Market Structure, and Economic Development
- Evolution of competition law in emerging markets
- Competition policy and economic growth
- Market concentration and economic efficiency
- Competition law as a tool for inclusive development
- Balancing innovation, investment, and competition
- Competition law reforms in developing economies
- Digital Markets, Big Tech, and Platform Regulation
- Competition challenges in digital markets
- Dominance of digital platforms and ecosystem control
- Multi-sided markets and network effects
- Digital gatekeepers and platform regulation
- Self-preferencing, tying, and exclusionary conduct
- Comparative regulation of digital platforms
- Abuse of Dominance and Monopolistic Practices
- Abuse of dominant position
- Predatory pricing and margin squeeze
- Refusal to deal and essential facilities doctrine
- Exclusive agreements and loyalty rebates
- Market foreclosure strategies
- Emerging theories of competitive harm
- Cartels, Anti-Competitive Agreements, and Collusion
- Horizontal and vertical anti-competitive agreements
- Bid rigging and procurement cartels
- Price-fixing and market allocation
- Hub-and-spoke cartels
- Leniency programmes and cartel detection
- Cross-border cartel enforcement
- Merger Control and Corporate Concentration
- Merger review and competition assessment
- Conglomerate and vertical mergers
- Killer acquisitions and innovation concerns
- Merger remedies and structural commitments
- Cross-border mergers and international cooperation
- Future of merger regulation
- Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition
- Interface between competition law and intellectual property
- Patent pools, standard essential patents (SEPs), and FRAND licensing
- Abuse of IP rights and competition concerns
- Innovation markets and competition policy
- Technology transfer agreements
- Competition law in research collaborations
- Consumer Welfare, Market Fairness, and Regulatory Protection
- Consumer welfare as an objective of competition law
- Consumer choice and market access
- Unfair trade practices and market manipulation
- Digital consumer protection
- Behavioural economics and consumer decision-making
- Consumer welfare in innovation-driven markets
- Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Competition Law
- Algorithmic pricing and tacit collusion
- AI-driven market power
- Competition concerns in automated decision-making
- Algorithmic transparency and accountability
- AI regulation and antitrust enforcement
- Competition policy for emerging technologies
- Data, Privacy, and Competition in the Digital Economy
- Data as a source of market power
- Data monopolies and competitive advantage
- Data portability and interoperability
- Privacy as a competition concern
- Data sharing and access remedies
- Competition implications of digital ecosystems
- Sectoral Competition Regulation and Emerging Industries
- Competition in telecommunications
- Pharmaceutical and healthcare markets
- Energy and renewable energy sectors
- Financial technology (FinTech) markets
- E-commerce and retail competition
- Media, entertainment, and digital content markets
- Public Procurement, State Aid, and Government Regulation
- Competition in public procurement
- Bid rigging and procurement integrity
- State-owned enterprises and market competition
- Subsidies and competitive neutrality
- Public-private partnerships and competition concerns
- Government intervention and market regulation
- Competition Enforcement, Compliance, and Institutional Frameworks
- Competition authorities and regulatory governance
- Investigation and enforcement mechanisms
- Dawn raids, evidence, and procedural fairness
- Competition compliance programmes
- Corporate governance and antitrust compliance
- Institutional capacity in emerging economies
- International Competition Law and Cross-Border Enforcement
- Comparative competition law regimes
- International cooperation among competition authorities
- Extraterritorial application of competition law
- Cross-border mergers and investigations
- Trade agreements and competition policy
- Harmonization of global competition standards
- Sustainability, ESG, and Competition Policy
- Competition law and sustainable development
- Green collaborations and sustainability agreements
- ESG initiatives and antitrust concerns
- Circular economy and market regulation
- Climate transition and competition policy
- Competition law in sustainable innovation
- Emerging Issues in Competition Law and Market Regulation
- Competition law and the digital economy
- Blockchain, Web3, and decentralized markets
- Competition concerns in the gig economy
- FinTech, cryptocurrencies, and digital finance
- Behavioural competition law and market design
- Future challenges for competition law in emerging markets
- Comparative perspectives on regulatory innovation
- Any other contemporary issue aligned with the theme of the book
Submission Guidelines
- The Manuscript should not exceed 3500-word limit.
- The abstract should be initially submitted with a word limit of 250-300 words.
- Author(s) should not mention their personal details at any places in the Abstract. Personal Details and Institutional Affiliations should be mentioned in a separate cover letter.
- All headings in the manuscripts should be properly formatted.
- The main body text in the manuscript must be in Times New Roman in a font size of 12, 1.5 line spacing and in justified alignment. For footnotes, maintain Times New Roman Style with a font size of 10 and 1.0 line spacing. For Headings, Times New Roman style must be followed with a font size of 14 and must be Bold and Underlined.
- Footnotes should conform to JILI Citation Format.
- Abstracts are to be submitted in .doc No other format would be accepted.
- A maximum of 3 authors are allowed.
- Plagiarism of more than 20% shall not be acceptable by any means. The Manuscript should also be free from grammatical, spelling and other errors.
- Authors are required to initially submit the abstract only. Upon acceptance of the abstract, the authors shall be required to submit the Full Manuscript.
Format
The book will be printed with ISBN Number.
Fees
No Publication Fees
Important Dates
- Last date for submission of the Abstract: 14th August, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection of the Abstract: 15th August, 2026
- Last Date for the Submission of Full Manuscript: 5th September, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection of Full Manuscript: 6th September, 2026.
Submission Procedure
- Authors should email with their original and unpublished abstract in.doc or.docx format.
- “Name of the Author(s)_Title of the Abstract” shall be the subject line of the email.
- Please enclose the cover letter along with the Abstract.
- Submissions shall be made at: jcipcompetitionlaw@gmail.com
Contact Details
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