Constructing a competitive order : the hidden history of British antitrust policies /

This book was first published in 1995. Businessmen have always had a strong inclination to avoid competition and regulate the market. Helen Mercer traces the evolution of British competition legislation designed to discourage such practices, from 1900 to 1964. Economic and legal textbooks attribute...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mercer, H. (Helen)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Trade regulation > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Competition > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Monopolies > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Pressure groups > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Pressure groups > United States > History > 20th century.
Commerce > Réglementation > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Monopoles > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Groupes de pression > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Competition
Monopolies
Pressure groups
Trade regulation
Antitrustwetgeving.
Great Britain
United States
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The British cartel system, 1880-1964
  • The state and the 'monopoly problem', 1880-1939
  • The war and the White Paper, 1940-44
  • The origins of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act, 1948
  • Interpretation of policy: the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission, 1949-56
  • The origins of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956: a re-interpretation
  • Resale price maintenance
  • Conclusions
  • Appendixes.

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