The political economy of anititrust /

Motivated by recent events and experiences in antitrust enforcement and policy in the United States and the European Union, and new insights and findings from academic research, this book presents a collection of theoretical, empirical and public policy-oriented articles representing recent research...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Ghosal, Vivek, Stennek, Johan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Contributions to economic analysis ; 282.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Motivated by recent events and experiences in antitrust enforcement and policy in the United States and the European Union, and new insights and findings from academic research, this book presents a collection of theoretical, empirical and public policy-oriented articles representing recent research on the political-economy of antitrust. Political-economy is defined broadly to include the demand-side drivers of antitrust activity such as market failures and interest-groups, along with supply-side drivers including ideology and partisan politics as well as the importance of informational limita.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 489 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780080522920
0080522920
9781849508667
1849508666