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Zusatztext This book indeed contains, as the series editors claim, "important and original" research ... a very pleasant, inspiring and at times enlightening read ... this is a book that will be familiar to those who have a background in EU competition law. ... What they may learn are the connecting themes and horizontal issues that are all too easily obscured when focusing on the many nooks and crannies of EU competition law. The novice will find the pace of this book challenging, but an abundance of references may help her or him. Informationen zum Autor Wolf Sauter is Professor of Economic Law at Tilburg University. He has worked as a lawyer in Brussels both in private practice and with DG Competition. In The Netherlands he has also worked with the telecommunications regulator (OPTA), the Finance Ministry, and more recently the healthcare regulator (NZa) as well as the competition authority (ACM). Wolf is the author of a number of books on competition, regulation and most recently public services. Klappentext An examination of how competition law maintains its coherence, this volume charts the historical development of the EU competition regime and its path to decentalized enforcement, as well as studying the coherence of the regime's goals, boundaries, rules, and exceptions. Zusammenfassung An examination of how competition law maintains its coherence, this volume charts the historical development of the EU competition regime and its path to decentalized enforcement, as well as studying the coherence of the regime's goals, boundaries, rules, and exceptions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction, Concepts, and Questions 2: History and Framework of EU Competition Law 3: Objectives and Boundaries 4: Rules, Exceptions, and Standards 5: Procedures and Remedies 6: Networks, Hierarchy, and Coordination in Antitrust 7: National Courts, the Commission, and the CJEU 8: Mergers, State Aid, and Services of General Economic Interest 9: The Sectoral Regimes for Electronic Communications and Energy 10: Conclusion ...