Unfair competition shapes markets and trust in the United States, from rebates to exclusive deals.
This study examines how business practices and regulatory ideas of the early 20th century tried to curb unfair methods and their impact on prices, competition, and the public good.
This edition spotlights how firms used rebates, exclusive arrangements, and seemingly ordinary contracts to gain advantage. It also looks at tactics like espionage, intimidation, and the use of bogus independent concerns to influence markets and steer competition."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the insidious methods deployed by powerful monopolies to stifle competition in the race to dominate the market. The author reveals the economic justifications of what constitutes unfair competition. Unfair methods for destroying rivals' businesses are dissected, including local price-cutting, 'bogus' independent businesses, fighting instruments, conditional requirements, exclusive arrangements, blacklists, boycotts, whitelists, and manipulation. With an in-depth analysis of historical examples, the author demonstrates how these practices have been utilized by massive organizations to eliminate smaller independent rivals who posed a threat to their dominance. Compelling and deeply informative, this book provides a timely perspective on the continuing struggle between competition and monopoly in the free market. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331090007_0
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781331090007
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