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International Competition Lawby Martyn D. Taylor
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 51.00Should an international competition agreement be incorporated into the World Trade Organization? Taylor examines this question, arguing that such an agreement would be beneficial. This book identifies the appropriate content and structure for a plurilateral competition agreement and proposes a draft negotiating text with accompanying commentary. more...
The Internationalisation of Antitrust Policyby Maher M. Dabbah
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 38.00Dabbah's clear and original discussion of the internationalisation of antitrust policy examines in particular the decisional practice of relevant bodies in the EC and the US. He concludes by predicting future developments. This will interest antitrust officials, international organisations, businesspeople, academics, researchers and policy-makers involved in antitrust law and policy. more...
International Perspectives on Consumers' Access to Justiceby Charles E. F. Rickett; Thomas G. W. Telfer
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 123.00Consumer protection law in the age of globalisation poses new challenges for policy-makers. Leading scholars outline key problems faced in adopting consumer laws to the global marketplace. Topics include standard form contracts, the legal challenges posed by mass infection (such as CJD), consumers and services, and consumer bankruptcy law. more...
Responsive Regulationby Ian Ayres; John Braithwaite
Oxford University Press 1992; US$ 60.00This book transcends current debate on government regulation by lucidly outlining how regulations can be a fruitful combination of persuasion and sanctions. The regulation of business by the United States government is often ineffective despite being more adversarial in tone than in other nations. The authors draw on both empirical studies of regulation from around the world and modern game theory to illustrate innovative solutions to this problem. Their ideas include an argument for the empowerment of private and public interest groups in the regulatory process and a provocative discussion of how the government can support and encourage industry self-regulation. more...
Antitrust and Global Capitalism, 1930-2004by Tony A. Freyer
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 29.00Since the Great Depression, Americans sought to impose accountability on U.S. big business through antitrust. During the 1930s, Britain, France, Australia, Germany, and Japan all rejected antitrust. After WWII, however, they adopted antitrust. This book reveals how antitrust fostered an international competition consciousness capable of curbing global capitalism. more...
Consumer Safety Regulationby Peter Asch
Oxford University Press 1988; US$ 111.00An examination of the current debate in the US between those who argue that unregulated private markets will impose unacceptable risks on the public, and those who argue that government safety regulations infringe freedom. more...
Innovation Markets and Competition Analysisby M. Glader
Edward Elgar Publishing 2006; US$ 40.00This book examines the legal standards ? and their underlying economic rationale ? for the protection of competition in the innovation process, in both European competition law and American antitrust law. more...
Cooperation Between Antitrust Agencies at the International Levelby Bruno Zanettin
Hart 2002; US$ 175.20Addresses the issue of international antitrust enforcement, focusing on bilateral co-operation between antitrust agencies, in particular the EC and US agencies. It argues that the efficient use of bilateral co-operation will be limited to a small number of well-established competition agencies. more...
Handbook of Research in Trans-Atlantic Antitrustby P. Marsden
Edward Elgar Publishing 2007; US$ 60.00This comprehensive research Handbook brings together cutting-edge legal and economic analysis into antitrust issues by leading experts from Europe, the US, Canada, Mexico and South America. The Handbook of Research in Trans-Atlantic Antitrust covers a wide-range of areas including:. ? the meaning of consumer welfare. ? mergers in monopsony markets. ? unilateral effects. ? private and criminal enforcement. ? implementing competition policy in regulated sectors. ? abuse of intellectual property rights. ? competition remedies. ? international enforcement cooperation. ? complainants? rights. ? dominant firm pricing. ? tying and bundling more...
The Political Economy of Antitrustby Vivek Ghosal; Johan Stennek
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 160.00Motivated 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 limitations in antitrust enforcement and the institutional structure of the antitrust agencies. Examining issues related to the political-economy of antitrust... more...









