United States V. Apple - Competition in America

In 2012, when the Justice Department sued Apple and five book publishers for price fixing, many observers sided with the defendants. It was a reminder that, in practice, Americans are ambivalent about competition. Sagers shows why protecting price competition, even when it hurts, is crucial if antitrust law is to preserve markets.

About the author

Chris Sagers is James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He is the author of numerous articles, coauthor of leading casebooks on anti-trust, and is a member of the American Law Institute, a Senior Fellow of the American Antitrust Institute, and a leadership member of the ABA Antitrust Section.

Summary

In 2012, when the Justice Department sued Apple and five book publishers for price fixing, many observers sided with the defendants. It was a reminder that, in practice, Americans are ambivalent about competition. Chris Sagers shows why protecting price competition, even when it hurts some of us, is crucial if antitrust law is to preserve markets.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Sagers
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780674972216
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97221-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, LAW / Banking, Economic history, History of the Americas, Banking law, Antitrust