This book draws together the main components of research conducted over the past five years, and focuses on the key policy implications that have emerged from our theoretical and empirical analysis. This book presents in a non-technical manner the results of conceptual and empirical research into competition, regulation and regulatory governance and identifies areas that warrant further investigation. It is anticipated thay by presenting a book in this way for a wide spectrum of readers, collectively engaged in research, policy and practice, it will have contributed to the setting of a sharper and more relevant research agenda.