Explore how nations handled trusts and industrial combinations in the early 20th century. This reference work compiles laws and references from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Continental Europe, with notes added for the British Empire. It offers historical context and practical details for researchers and policymakers.
This edition expands the scope beyond U.S. interstate commerce to show how foreign systems approached corporate control, competition, and regulation. It includes statutory provisions, definitions, and enforcement mechanisms that shaped early antitrust and industrial policy.
- Definitions and scope of commercial trusts and industrial combinations.
- Key statutes, penalties, and procedures from several countries.
- Administrative roles, such as inspectors, boards, and commissions, in enforcing limits on monopolies.
- Comparative insights into how different legal systems regulated trade, labor, and competition.
Ideal for readers of legal history, comparative law, and policy research who want a compact, reference-ready overview of international trust regulation from the period.