"Price Gouging," the Antitrust Laws, and Vertical Integration in the Petroleum Industry : How They Are Related.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antitrust law.

Governmental investigations.

Price regulation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes Federal antitrust laws and statutes that prohibit price gouging in an attempt to provide the antitrust context for FTC investigations into the petroleum industry, notes prior Congressional action concerning vertical divestiture in the petroleum industry, and provides information on the State statutes that prohibit refiners from operating retail gasoline stations except through independent operators under lease agreements.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. "Price Gouging," the Antitrust Laws, and Vertical Integration in the Petroleum Industry

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