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Competition law now affects virtually all aspects of economic life in many parts of the world. This book provides an overview of competition law's substantive content and methods as well as an analysis of its dynamics. It is a critical tool for anyone dealing with competition law.
List of contents
- Part One: Identity, Goals, and Methods
- 1: Competition Law and Antitrust: A Global Introduction and Guide
- 2: What Is It? Competition Law's Veiled Identity
- 3: The Goals and Uses of Competition Law
- 4: Institutions and Methods: Implementing Competition Law Goals
- Part Two: Competition Law's Targets
- 5: Anticompetitive Agreements
- 6: Dominant Firm Unilateral Conduct: Monopolization and Abuse of Dominance
- 7: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Part Three: Individual Competition Laws: Models, Patterns, and Keys
- 8: US Antitrust Law: Central, but Unique
- 9: Competition Law in Europe
- 10: Other Competition Laws: Shaping Factors
- Part Four: Global Dynamics and Forces of Change
- 11: The Global System: Interacting and Adapting
- 12: Challenges and Changes
About the author
David J. Gerber is Distinguished Professor of Law and co-director of the international and comparative law program at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. He was recently President of the American Society of Comparative Law and a titular member of International Academy of Comparative Law. Professor Gerber has also been chair of the comparative law section of the Association of American Law Schools. In 2013, he was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by the University of Zurich for his "pathbreaking contributions to comparative law and international economic law." He is the author of Law and Competition in Twentieth Century Europe: Protecting Prometheus (1998) and Global Competition: Law, Markets, and Globalization (2010).
Summary
Competition, or Antitrust, law is now a global phenomenon. It operates in more than 100 countries and the relationships among competition law systems are often complex and opaque. Competition law is also new to many countries, which creates uncertainty about how decisions will be made in these jurisdictions. This makes it critically important to understand both the similarities and differences among the systems and the relationships between them.
A succinct introduction, this title breaks down the complicated and foreboding topic of competition law. Divided into four parts, this book covers the elements of competition laws, its decisions, targets, and globalization and the future of competition law. It also provides global context by looking at competition law in the US, Europe, and growing markets like Asia and Latin America. This title covers the most pressing issues of competition law in an informative and concise way.
Drawing on his lifetime of global experience and research, David J. Gerber's Competition Law and Antitrust is an essential tool for anyone interested in competition or antitrust law.
