Beschreibung:
Eleonora Poli analyses how ideas and material interests have come to determine the evolution of antitrust policies in the USA, EU, Japan and BRICS. She argues that three major economic crises together with market globalisation have changed governments' perceptions of market competition, giving rise to a neo-liberal global phase.
IntroductionPART I1. Perspectives on Antitrust2. A Variety of Ideas on Competition3. Antitrust: Ideas, Institutions and ChangePART II4. The Evolution of American Antitrust Policies5. Internalising Antitrust: The Evolution of Competition Policy in Europe and Japan6. BRICs Competition Policy in a Globalising EconomyConclusions