This led to intensified competition between the European powers for influence in Jerusalem.

But this process has been politicized and ridden by an acute behind the scenes competition for influence among the major powers.

Kazakhstan s historical ties to Russia and its geographical proximity to China have caused a keen competition between those two countries for influence.

While the West and Russia still talk the talk of cooperative security in Europe, geopolitical competition for influence has been renewed in these regions.

As regulation is a form of competition between governments, focusing on improved regulation increasingly looks like the best channel of influence available to OECD countries.

Because insiders gain the full benefits that arise through lobbying for lax corporate governance rules, while their firms bear most of the costs of such lobbying, insiders have an advantage in the competition for influence over politicians.

Box 2. OECD guidelines for apportioning competition enhancing tasks between competition agencies and regulators

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If a decision is made to combine competition law enforcement and economic regulation, serious attention should be paid to differences in how competition agencies and regulators conduct their principal functions because this could significantly influence how they would carry out a combined mandate.

Minority and majority influence combined There is evidence to suggest that it is possible for minority influence and majority influence to work together.

First is the development of a competition culture an understanding by the public of the benefits of competition and broad based support for a strong competition policy.

Moreover, India has attempted to establish strategic ties with countries that China sees as falling within its own sphere of influence (from Mongolia to Vietnam, including direct competition over Myanmar).

The genes of war now express themselves on the soccer field competition for land has been replaced by competition for medals and titles.

Competition experts agree that the most severe sanctions available under a competition law should be reserved for cartel operators.

There is much too much competition for that position.

Recognizing further the need for effective competition law enforcement,

This brings in the critical issue of government policy coordination granting the competition agency an alternative avenue for dealing with competition issues.

Unlike majority influence, minority influence can rarely influence others through normative social influence because the majority is indifferent to the minority's perspective of them.

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Similarly, capitalism depends on competition, but competition can be brutal and destructive.

Final results for the Handball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Format For the first time, Finland took part in the competition.

Undue competition for extrabudgetary resources thwarted inter agency collaboration and cooperation.

Russian officials also contend that US and other foreign objections often reflect a desire to eliminate unwelcome Russian competition or curtail the Kremlin s influence in important regions, such as Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Two additional factors further enhance Turkey s potential for regional influence.

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But the truth is that regulations are stifling even for domestic competition.

Hence, the critics are calling for limits on competition to discourage innovation.

Competition for top places is fierce as it guarantees spots in universities.

Competition law and policy and its benefits for the alleviation of poverty

Here India has been slow to join the struggle for influence.

As with competition in private markets, competition in government services leads to better outcomes.

Arab artistic influence in Sicily mirrors the Lombard influence in the Mezzogiorno.

Memorandum regarding Cooperation in Competition Policy among the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea, the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy of CIS countries, the Competition Council of the Republic of Latvia and the Competition Council of Romania, September 2003.

We influence our friends who in their turn influence their friends, meaning that our actions can influence people we have never met.

Many argue that regulations protect small domestic firms against undue competition from large foreign firms. But the truth is that regulations are stifling even for domestic competition.

They have also qualified four athletes in the individual dressage competition, five athletes in the individual eventing competition, and four athletes in the individual jumping competition.

Competition authorities, on the other hand, tend to believe that the more competition, the better.

The group's influence on comedy has been compared toThe Beatles' influence on music.

Absent international coordination, the opportunities for destructive regulatory competition will defeat regulatory reform.

That implies the need for policies based on exposing industries to international competition.

As for Brazil s international role, a subtle competition is emerging with the US.