Overview
This indispensable Handbook examines both economic and legal aspects of competition policy and industrial organization. It provides a scholarly review of the state of the art regarding economic theory, empirical evidence and standards of legal evaluation. The book aims primarily at furthering our understanding of the interplay between economic reasoning and legal expertise by concentrating on the fundamental issues and principles underlying competition policy.Following a comprehensive introduction, the authors investigate a number of important themes including: the natural limits of competition efficiency versus market power small firms, innovation and competition trade policy and competition policy financial services the political economy of antitrust dominance and monopolization identifying anti-trust markets competition policy versus regulation competition policy in a globalized economy. Each of the specially commissioned chapters, written by leading authorities in the field, provides a stimulating exploration of the intricacies of competition policy. The book will be accessible to a wide audience including students of economics and law, public administrators, lawyers, consultants and business managers. It will also be of particular interest to policymakers in EU accession countries who are required to introduce an appropriate legal framework to implement EU competition policy.
Full Product Details
Author: Manfred Neumann ,
Jürgen Weigand
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 9781845428587
ISBN 10: 1845428587
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 29 March 2006
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'This is a book that those involved with competition policy and law should have on their bookshelves. . . one of the very useful features of this book will be that it provides an up-to-date comparison of the legal provisions in the United States and Europe. . . the essays that comprise The International Competition Handbook provide not only an underpinning for concepts already learned but offer new insights and greater depth of understanding.' -- Rhonda L. Smith, Competition and Consumer Law Journal '. . . lawyers will find extremely interesting material on historical cartel agreements, theoretical and empirical studies on cartel enforcement and game theory analyses of cartel behaviour. A must have for any serious competition law library.' -- Ioannis Lianos, World Competition
'This is a book that those involved with competition policy and law should have on their bookshelves... one of the very useful features of this book will be that it provides an up-to-date comparison of the legal provisions in the United States and Europe... the essays that comprise The International Competition Handbook provide not only an underpinning for concepts already learned but offer new insights and greater depth of understanding.' -- Rhonda L. Smith, Competition and Consumer Law Journal '... lawyers will find extremely interesting material on historical cartel agreements, theoretical and empirical studies on cartel enforcement and game theory analyses of cartel behaviour. A must have for any serious competition law library.' -- Ioannis Lianos, World Competition
Author Information
Edited by the late Manfred Neumann, formerly Professor Emeritus of Economics, University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Jürgen Weigand, Professor of Economics, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany
