Intervention in the Modern UK Brewing Industry [electronic resource] /
Spicer, John.author.
Thurman, Chris.author.
Walters, John.author.
Ward, Simon.author.
This is the story of the radical intervention carried out by the Thatcher administration in response to 1986-89 Monopolies and Mergers Commission inquiry into brewing. It describes the creation of big brewers, the official investigations into what many saw as an uncompetitive structure and the damaging consequences for consumers and licensees.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on the Authors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The "Big Six" Brewers and the Early Investigations; 2 Milestones on the Road to a Monopoly Reference; 3 The State of Affairs in 1985; 4 The OFT Prepares its Case; 5 The Conduct of the Inquiry; 6 The MMC Receives the Evidence; 7 Radical Change Proposed; 8 Mixed Reactions to the Report; 9 The Government Confronts the Recommendations; 10 The Beer Orders Emerge; 11 Complying with the Orders; 12 Four More Reviews; 13 The Big Brewers Fall into Foreign Hands; 14 The Regionals React
15 Pub Companies and Licensees16 Prices and Choice; 17 The Beer Market; 18 The Beer Orders are Revoked; 19 Pubcos Move Centre Stage; 20 Summary and Conclusions; What if...?; Appendices; Appendix 1.1 The Regulatory Framework; Appendix 1.2 History of Inquiries into the Brewing Industry and Licensing Law; Appendix 3.1 The European Aspect; Appendix 3.2 Industry and Company Statistics; Appendix 3.3 Reference Graphs; Appendix 3.4 The Participants; Appendix 5.1 Companies, Organisations and Others Making Submissions to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC); Appendix 5.2 Options for Change
Appendix 19.1 Major Pub-owning Companies as at July 2010Bibliography; Glossary and Abbreviations; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is the story of the radical intervention carried out by the Thatcher administration in response to 1986-89 Monopolies and Mergers Commission inquiry into brewing. It describes the creation of big brewers, the official investigations into what many saw as an uncompetitive structure and the damaging consequences for consumers and licensees.
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