Market Dominance and Antitrust Policy [Hardcover]

M. A. Utton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2003 | ISBN-10: 1840647280 | ISBN-13: 978-1840647280 | Edition: 2 Revised

Market dominance - encompassing single-firm dominance, overt and tacit collusion, mergers and vertical restraints - raises many complex analytical and policy issues, all of which continue to be the subject of theoretical research and policy reform. This second edition of this text extends the arguments and combines an analysis of the issues with a discussion of actual policy and case studies. It addresses the fundamental changes in anti-trust law, especially in the UK and the EU, and reviews some high profile and controversial cases such as the Boeing-McDonnell Douglas merger and the Microsoft monopoly. The author moves on to deal with several unresolved questions including the conflicts between trade and anti-trust policy, the foreign take-over of domestic assets and extra-territorial claims made by certain countries.

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"'Overall, this volume provides a clear and through presentation of the issues and relevant economic theory in a rapidly evolving and important area. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections.' - R.A. Miller, Choice" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Michael A. Utton, Professor of Economics, University of Reading, UK

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub; 2 Revised edition (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840647280
• ISBN-13: 978-1840647280
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,895,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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