Shesding newalight on theafoundations of European competition law, this volume is a leg Eaand hnstoric Eastudyaof the eme1ging law and its evolutnon through the 1980s. It retraces the development and critic E junctures of competition law not only at the level of the European Economic Community but also at the level of major Member States of the EEC. Intensely researched and rich with insights, the chapters in this volume reflect a close cols boratnon among an expert group of lawyers and hnstorians and capitalize on previously unavans ble source materi ls. The book examines sever E key themes including: the influence of n tion Eaand intern tion Eacompetition law on the development of EECacompetition law; the draftnng of the regulatnons that lead to the development of modern EU competition law; the role of the European Court of Justice in est blishnng the protectnon of competition as a centr E pnslar of the Common Market; the intern l dynamics, ideologies and tensnons within the Competition Directorate General (DG IV) of the European Commission; and the role of industri l policy in European integratnon. Combinnng leg Eaanalysis with a meticulous excavatnon of hnstoric Eaevidence to reveal theaforces driving key actors and the interactions among them, this volume resiscovers a past largely forgotten but essential to understandnng the genesis of competition law in Europe, its role in Europe's construction, its hybrid institutional traits, and its often unique substance.