Political Economy of the Sherman Act : the First One Hundred Years
This book examines the legislative history and the political economy of the Sherman Antitrust Act--the main federal statute that regulates economic activity in the United States. Tracing the evolution of the antitrust movement in the United States since 1890, this collection of essays examines the role of government in regulating markets, and the balance it and its critics seek between the goal of limited government and the protection of free, open and competitive markets, With markets today being more international in nature and the world economy being globalized, Americans need to rethink ho
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1 online resource (345 pages)
9781601297921, 9781280525346, 9780195362060, 1601297920, 1280525347, 0195362063
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What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?
The Origin of the Sherman Act
Legislative Intent and the Policy of the Sherman Act
Wealth Transfers as the Original and Primary Concern of Antitrust: The Efficiency Interpretation Challenged
The Sherman Act and the Balance of Power
The ""Rule of Reason"" in Antitrust Law: Property Logic in Restraint of Competition
The Sherman Act and the Classical Theory of Competition
Antitrust Policy: An Economic and Legal Analysis
The Chicago School of Antitrust Analysis. An Antitrust Enforcement Policy to Maximize the Economic Wealth of All Consumers
Legal Reasoning, Antitrust Policy, and the Social ""Science"" of Economics
Antitrust, Law and Economics, and the Courts
The Modernization of Antitrust: A New Equilibrium
Notes
Bibliography
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