An international antitrust primer

a guide to the operation of United States, European Union, and other key competition Laws in the global economy

This Third Edition of the Kintner-Joelson classic, "International Antitrust Primer" comes five years after the publication of the Second Edition, with substantial revisions and additions reflecting important developments in international cooperation, in national competition rules, and in the competition legislation of the European Community. As ...

A practical guide to national competition rules across Europe

The anti-trust environment in Europe is undergoing major changes as the so called process of modernisation gathers pace. >From May 2004, the European Commission lost its exclusive jurisdiction to deal with restrictive agreements and dominance. As a result EU Member States' national competition authorities acquired ...

US and EC oligopoly control

When major suppliers independently (or otherwise) perceive that they can collectively control the market price of a product, is it collusion? Not necessarily. Yet for consumers this interdependent pricing variously called tacit collusion, or conscious parallellism is experienced precisely as collusion would be experienced. This ...

The future development of competition framework

In the march of economic globalization it has become increasingly apparent that divergence in competition policy from one country to another is a major stumbling block. More than any other factor, an international consensus of competition laws is sure to facilitate the clear working interaction ...

Globalization and the limits of national merger control laws

Merger control in Europe

EU, member states and accession states

Limits and control of competition with a view to international harmonization