On its website, the Department of Innovation, Science and Industry has stated that: -
“The Government has implemented reforms to Australia’s anti-dumping system aimed at ensuring Australian manufacturers and producers are able to compete on a level playing field with imported goods.”
This raises a number of questions.
What is a “level playing field” in commerce? Is...
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International Price Discrimination vs Domestic Price Discrimination And Level Playing Fields
What is dumping? Dumping occurs when an exporter exports its products into an export market at an export price that is less than it sells the same or similar product in its domestic market. In other words, it discriminates in its pricing between its export markets and its domestic markets.
Is this unlawful or...
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Anti-Dumping & Protectionism
Commentators on anti-dumping measures do not seem to understand anti-dumping rules under the WTO Agreement.
Take the discussion about Arrium, an Australian steel maker employing almost 10,000 workers. Arrium is the company that was spun out from BHP Billiton 2000 as OneSteel. Recently it collapsed into voluntary administration with debts of more than $2 billion. Why...
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