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Constructing a Competitive Order: The Hidden History of British Antitrust Policies - Hardcover

Mercer, Helen

 
9780521412926: Constructing a Competitive Order: The Hidden History of British Antitrust Policies
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521412927 ISBN 13: 9780521412926
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Business people have always had a strong inclination to avoid competition and regulate the market. In Constructing a Competitive Order, Helen Mercer presents a new interpretation of the evolution of British competition legislation from 1900 to 1964. She uses archival sources to give a detailed analysis of government-industry relations and shows how competition policies have been shaped by the strategies of powerful business interests. Throughout the book, she offers pointers to the likely outcome of business regulation in Britain in the future.

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Book Description

Businessmen have always had a strong inclination to avoid competition and regulate the market. In this book, Helen Mercer presents a new interpretation of the evolution of British competition legislation from 1900 to 1964, which was designed to discourage such practices. She uses archival sources to give a detailed analysis of government-industry relations and goes on to show how competition policies have been shaped by the strategies of powerful business interests. In the course of this, she offers pointers to the likely outcome of business regulation in Britain in the future.

Review

"It is a tribute to Mercer's excellent book that her fine research and careful reasoning furthers our understanding of this complexity, despite her trust in the critical tradition." Business History Review

"Of particular interest and importance is Mercer's emphasis on the influence of business and labor leaders in the White Papers leading to the acts and in the evolution of government thinking and policy in encouraging competitive behavior in the business sector. ... Excellent footnotes (49 pages) and bibliography (20 pages); a fine volume for its history of an important policy issue in Britain and as a reference work. Upper-division undergraduate through faculty." Choice

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521412927
ISBN 13 
9780521412926
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
288