Antitrust and the bounds of power : the dilemma of liberal democracy in the history of the market /: the dilemma of liberal democracy in the history of the market. (1997)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Giuliano Amato.
• Other Names: Amato, Giuliano
• Contents: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Antitrust: Introduction -- On the Surface -The Technical Profiles -- In the Foundations: The Dilemma of Liberal Democracy -- Part I Technical Profiles: The USA -- 1. Protection of Competion or of Freedom of Contract? -- From the Common Law to the Sherman Act -- Early Years of the Sherman Act -- Prohibitions to Protect Market Pluralism Increase -- 2. Today's Subtle Weapons -- The Chicago School -- Evolution in the Supreme Court -- Trends in Recent Cases -- The Present Position in Summary -- Part II Technical Profiles: Europe -- 3. The Heritage of History -- Europe's Industrial Culture -- The Freiburger Ordoliberalen School -- Early Development of Antitrust Law -- Antitrust in the European Community -- 4. "Restrictive" Agreements -- The Normative Machinery -- Vertical Agreements -- Horizontal Agreements -- 5. Abuse of a Dominant Position -- ''Special Responsibility'' -- Assessment of "Dominant Position" -- Abuse as an "Objective Concept" -- Individual Types of Abuse -- In Conclusion -- 6. Prohibitions of Dominant Position -- Mergers: The Ban and its Limits -- Antitrust Against Puplic Monopolies -- Part III Antitrust and the Bounds of Power -- 7. Drawing Together the Threads -- Original Aimes and Later Evolution -- In the USA -- In Europe -- The Limits to Antitrust Law -- Facing Concentrated, Competitive Firms -- Changing Markets -- What Remains? -- 8. The Dilemma of Liberal Democracy -- The Dilemma of Liberal Democracy within the Dilemma of Efficiency -- Towards Autonomy of European Antitrust From Other Common Policies -- The Global Market and Tomorrow's Antitrust -- Index -- Last Page.
• Publisher Details: Oxford Evanston, Ill. USA : Hart Pub Distribution in the United States by Northwestern University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 133 pages)
• Subjects: 343.0721; Antitrust law -- United States; Antitrust law -- Europe; LAW -- Antitrust; Antitrust law; Mededingingsrecht; Markteconomie; Europe; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847313348; 1847313345
• Related ISBNs: 9781901362299; 1901362299
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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