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Zusatztext The only book in the English language to date that goes into the ex-Article 81 EC policy ideas exclusively and to this detail.Townley's writing style is crisp and clear Informationen zum Autor Christopher Townley is a Reader in International Competition Law and Regulation at King’s College London. He previously worked as a solicitor at Clifford Chance LLP and then as a Principal Case Officer at The Office of Fair Trading (now the Competition and Markets Authority). Zusammenfassung This book discusses the role of public policy in Article 81 of the EC Treaty and explains how complex competition law cases can be understood. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart A: Considering Public Policy Objectives In Competition LawIntroduction To Part AChapter 1: Competition Policy and Public Policy Objectives in a Theoretical Framework1. Introduction2.Why Competition Policy Might Include Public Policy Objectives3.When Competition Policy Might Include Public Policy Objectives4. ConclusionChapter 2: Competition Policy and Public Policy Objectives in a Community Law Framework1. Introduction2. In Favour of Balancing in Article 81 EC3. Objections to Balancing in Article 81 EC4. ConclusionConclusion of Part APart B: How and Where is Public Policy Balancing Performed in Article 81 EC?Introduction to Part BChapter 3: How The Balance Is Implemented – Mere-Balancing in Article 81(1) EC1. Introduction2. Compromise Within Article 81(1) EC3. Two Related Questions4. ConclusionChapter 4: How The Balance Is Implemented – Mere-Balancing In Article 81(3) EC1. Introduction2. Compromise Within Article 81(3) EC3. The Balance4. ConclusionChapter 5: How The Balance Is Implemented – Market-Balancing In Article 81 EC1. Introduction2. Consumer (or Producer) Welfare3. Productive and Dynamic (or Allocative) Efficiencies4. Partial (or Total) Equilibrium5. ConclusionConclusion of Part BPart C: How and Where Should Public Policy Balancing Be Performed in Article 81 EC?Introduction to Part CChapter 6: How and Where Should Public Policy Balancing Be Performed in Article 81(1) EC?1. Introduction2. Prevention, Restriction or Distortion of Competition3. The Relevance of Public Policy Objectives in Article 81(1) EC4. ConclusionChapter 7: How and Where Should Public Policy Balancing Be Performed in Article 81(3) EC?1. Introduction2. The First Test: Balancing in the Public Interest3. The Second Test: Consumers' Fair Share of the Resulting Benefit4. The Third Test: Indispensability, Article 81(3)(A)5. The Fourth Test: Do Not Eliminate Competition, Article 81(3)(B)6. ConclusionChapter 8: A Framework For Balancing In Article 81 EC1. Introduction2. Defining an Over-arching Objective3.Weight for the Right Balance4. Comparing Apples and Pears – A Common Meter5. ConclusionConclusion of Part CConclusionBibliographyBooks And ChaptersArticlesSpeechesNon-Community Legislation, Guidelines, Court Judgments And ReportsCommunity Legislation, Guidelines And ReportsCommunity CasesCommunity Commission DecisionsNewspaper Articles...