“The law and politics of global competition – Influence and legitimacy in the International Competition Network”: is a new, comprehensive and provocative book about the world of competition, coauthored by Mariana Tavares, Senior Counsel at Cruz Vilaça Advogados 

Published by Oxford University Press, the book is authored by Christopher Townley (King’s College London), Mattia Guidi (Università di Siena) and the mentioned Mariana Tavares. It received stellar reviews from academics and practitioners, as exemplified here-below.

 "This book is a monumental and provocative reexamination of the workings of the International Competition Network from a political economy and power/interest perspective. It digs deeply into the questions: who are its influencers, what are its influences, and what is its legitimacy and effectiveness? Its probing questions, descriptions, insights and suggestions should be a great resource for the ICN's Third Decade bottom-to-top review of the ICN." - Eleanor M. Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, NYU

"Law and Politics of Global Competition: Influence and Legitimacy in the International Competition Network provides a comprehensive and forthright assessment of the network's processes, goals and accomplishments during its 20 years of existence and outlines essential agenda items for its Third Decade Project. Its novel focus on legitimacy, effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of the ICN sheds light on key issues that merit careful consideration. This very well written and thought-provoking book is a fundamental tool for what the authors describe as "the battle for the ICN's soul" and a must-read for NCAs, NGAs, states and all partners of the network." - Mariana Tavares de Araujo, Partner, Levy & Salomão LLP (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Former Head of the Brazilian agency in charge of Antitrust enforcement and consumer protection policy

"Law and Politics of Global Competition provides a compelling analysis of how the International Competition Network (ICN) operates in the real world. The ICN is an important force in the formulation and implementation of international competition law and policy. This book provides a powerful analysis of how the ICN achieves its aims of achieving substantive and procedural convergence and when it falls short. The authors effectively use law, political theory, survey data, and common sense to highlight who are the rule makers and who are the rule takers in an organization that holds itself out as consensus based and without binding effects for its work product." - Spencer Weber Waller, John Paul Stevens Chair in Competition Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Find out more about the book and table of contents here.