Product Line | Kluwer Law International |
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Product SKU | 10059022-0001 |
ISBN-13 | 9789041138705 |
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Last Updated | 2012-08-31 |
Over the past decade, we have witnessed an apparent convergence of views among competition agency officials in the European Union and the United States on the appropriate goals of competition law enforcement. Antitrust policy, it is now suggested, should focus on enhancing economic efficiency, which we are to believe will promote consumer welfare. Recent EU Commission Guidelines on the application of Article 101 TFEU appear to banish considerations that cannot be construed as having an economic efficiency value – such as the environment, cultural policy, employment, public health, and consumer protection – from the application of Article 101 TFEU.
Arguing that the professed adoption of an exclusive efficiency approach to Article 101 TFEU does not preclude, but rather obfuscates the role of non-efficiency considerations, the author of this timely contribution accomplishes the following objectives:
“The book is full of useful information and is a good resource for some fundamental issues of competition law.”
European Competition Journal
About the Author.
List of Abbreviations.
Foreword.
Acknowledgements.
General Introduction.
Part I The Objectives of US and EU Antitrust Policy: A Historical and Comparative Perspective.
Chapter 1 Antitrust’s Objectives: Theoretical Perspectives.
Chapter 2 The Objectives of US Antitrust Policy.
Chapter 3 The Objectives of EU Antitrust Policy.
Part II The Role of Non-efficiency Considerations in the Application of Article 101 TFEU: Case Study of the Audiovisual Sector.
Chapter 4 The Justifiability of Incorporating Non-efficiency Considerations in Article 101 TFEU.
Chapter 5 More Than a Game? The Specific Characteristics of Sport and Its Societal Role.
Chapter 6 Access to Content by Final Consumers.
Conclusions to Part II. Final Conclusions.
Bibliography.
Table of Cases.
Index.
“This book reveals both the attractions of using efficiency as a goal of competition law and some of the (often unanticipated) consequences of pursuing that goal. It analyzes with breadth and sophistication a set of issues that are often dealt with only from narrow perspectives. The book deserves much attention, not only in the US and Europe, but also in the many other countries who are struggling to shape their own competition laws” - Prof. David J Gerber, Chicago-Kent College of Law
“A thoroughly enjoyable read. A modern and vibrant plea in favor of the incorporation of nonefficiency concerns in competition decision-making. Amongst the best pieces ever published on the goals of US and EU antitrust policy” - Prof. Nicolas Petit -- University of Liege (ULg)
"The economic crisis has prompted competition policymakers to revisit fundamental issues, such as what is competition and what are the goals of antitrust law. The battle over antitrust begins with its goals. Ben Van Rompuy's book is a timely and valuable contribution to this important debate."
- Prof. Maurice E. Stucke, University of Tennessee & American Antitrust Institute
"This book has no predecessors or peers in its detailed scrutiny of the main justifications for precluding non-efficiency ends from antitrust law and policy. With its valuable lessons about the practical importance of the choice of and emphasis upon goals, this incomparable book has a great deal to offer all practitioners, policymakers, and academics concerned with the future of competition law in Europe and beyond."
Foreword by William E Kovacic, Global Professor of Competition Law and Policy, George Washington University Law School.
"The book is full of useful information and is a good resource for some fundamental issues of competition law.”
European Competition Journal
"Academics and decision makers will appreciate this book. Lawyers dealing with competition problems in the sports and media fields will benefit from the rich discussions of the relevant decisional practice (Chapters 4–6)."
World Competition, Law and Economics Review, Issue 2, 2014
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