Competition Policy Theory and Practice [Hardcover]

The first book offering a systematic treatment of the economics of antitrust or competition policy.This book offers a complete, rigorous, and accessible treatment of antitrust (or competition policy) issues, and it is enriched by frequent references to antitrust cases and a few fully developed case studies. Although it can be used as an economics textbook in graduate or advanced undergraduate courses, the book is accessible to lawyers, practitioners, and all readers who are interested in anti-trust issues, but are not familiar with modern economics. The formalisation of the material covered in the main non-technical sections is relegated to separate technical sections that can be skipped without losing continuity.This book offers a complete, rigorous, and accessible treatment of antitrust (or competition policy) issues, and it is enriched by frequent references to antitrust cases and a few fully developed case studies. Although it can be used as an economics textbook in graduate or advanced undergraduate courses, the book is accessible to lawyers, practitioners, and all readers who are interested in anti-trust issues, but are not familiar with modern economics. The formalisation of the material covered in the main non-technical sections is relegated to separate technical sections that can be skipped without losing continuity.Offering a complete analysis of antitrust (or competition policy) issues, this study is enhanced by frequent references to antitrust cases and a few fully developed case studies. Although it can be used as an economics textbook in graduate or advanced undergraduate courses, the book is equally accessible to lawyers, practitioners, and readers interested in antitrust issues, but unfamiliar with modern economics. Technical explanations of material are relegated to separate technical sections that can be skipped without losing continuity.Part I. Competition Policy: History, Objectives and the Law: 1. Introduction; 2. Brief history of comlcÇ