The internationalisation of competition rules / Brendan J. Sweeney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sweeney, Brendan J.

Series:

Routledge Research in Competition Law

Routledge Research in Competition Law ; v.v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition, Unfair.

Antitrust law.

Restraint of trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The widespread move towards more market-driven models of political economy combined with the expanding internationalisation of business and commerce has led to a series of proposals for global competition rules. To date these proposals have been hotly contested. The purpose of this book is to investigate in some depth whether there is a rational foundation for pursuing international competition rules, and what form these laws should take. The book takes examples from existing competition laws around the world, in particular the US and the EU both of which have a long history of enforcing es

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Table of cases; 1 Introduction and overview; Part 1 The international nature of competitive conduct; 2 Private import barriers; 3 Export cartels; 4 Private international cartels; 5 International monopolistic conduct and international mergers; Part 2 Application of existing measures to international competitive conduct; 6 Applying domestic competition laws extraterritorially; 7 International cooperation in competition law and policy; 8 The GATT-WTO system; Part 3 Examining possible solutions; 9 Investigating solutions; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-135-21204-X

1-135-21205-8

1-282-28369-3

9786612283697

0-203-87233-9

9780203872338

OCLC:

449129857