The Causes, Behaviors, and Termination

of Administrative Monopoly in China

 by Unirule Institute of Economics

Content

Chapter 1 The nature of administrative monopoly

1. The definition of administrative monopoly

2. The composition of administrative monopoly

3. Administrative monopoly and market monopoly

4. The constitutional character of administrative monopoly

5. The main forms of administrative monopoly

Chapter 2 The formation and cause of administrative monopoly

1. The formation and evolution of administrative monopoly

2. The inertia of planned economy

3. The central government has no fiscal pressure for reform

4. The market value of administrative monopoly, and the formation of monopoly

interest groups and of their awareness

5. “In-house Lobbying”

6. “Departmental Legislation”

Chapter 3 The pervasiveness of administrative monopoly

1. The allocation of administrative monopoly in industries

2. Administrative monopoly in telecommunication industry

3. Administrative monopoly in petroleum industry

4. Administrative monopoly in railway industry

5. Administrative monopoly in banking industry

6. Administrative monopoly in salt industry

7. Administrative monopoly in football industry

8. Administrative monopoly in local areas

Chapter 4 The illegality of administrative monopoly

1. Lacking clear legal authorization, and violating the principle of law reservation

2．The laws are inappropriate and unconstitutional

Chapter 5 The behaviors of administrative monopoly

1. The classification of administrative monopoly behaviors

2. Examples of the administrative monopoly behaviors in departments

3. Examples of the administrative monopoly behaviors in enterprises

4. Examples of individuals’ or organizations’ behaviors caused by administrative

monopolies

Chapter 6 The inefficiency and unfairness of administrative monopoly

1. The inefficiency and unfairness of setting barriers to entry

2. The inefficiency and unfairness of sellers’ price-regulation

3. Buyers’ price-regulation: favorable or even zero prices of resources

4. Affecting the neutrality of macroeconomic policies

5. Damage to social justice

6. Damage to the political legitimacy and moral values

Chapter 7 Estimation of welfare loss and distribution distortions caused by

administrative monopoly

1. Measuring methods of welfare loss and distribution distortions caused by

administrative monopoly

2. Estimation of welfare loss and distribution distortions caused by administrative

monopoly

3. Real performance and income distribution of administrative monopoly

Chapter 8 Breaking administrative monopoly

1. Existing anti-monopoly laws

2. The constitutional level: restrain and forbid “Departmental Legislation”

3. The constitutional level: control of the public-owned economy and state-owned

enterprises effectively

4. Making most of the existing constitutional and legal resources, clearing

administrative monopolies files

5. Towards a legal and judicial anti-monopoly mode

6. Breaking administrative monopoly by administrative means

Sub report 1 Administrative monopoly in telecommunications industry

Sub report 2 Administrative monopoly in petroleum industry

Sub report 3 Administrative monopoly in railway industry

Sub report 4 Administrative monopoly in banking industry

Sub report 5 Administrative monopoly in salt industry

Sub report 6 Administrative monopoly in football industry

References

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