Title: Federal antitrust policy during the Kennedy-Johnson years /
Authors: Williamson, James R., 1935-
Publisher: Greenwood Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Trusts, Industrial Government policy United States History.; Antitrust law Economic aspects United States History.; Public interest United States History.; Monopolies United States History.
Contents: 1. Introduction: A Brief History of Antitrust Policy to 1950. The Age of Laissez-Faire Capitalism. The Turn of the Century Merger Wave: 1895-1904. The Period Between: 1905-1918. The Second Great Merger Movement: 1919-1930. Depression Decade. Toward the Celler-Kefauver Act -- 2. The Issue: Business Concentration in the 1950s and 1960s. The Third Great Merger Movement: 1951-1968. Concentration. The Conglomerate Movement. Most Active Acquiring Firms: 1961-1968. Toward the Kennedy-Johnson Years -- 3. The Response: The Executive. The White House: The Government-Business Environment. The Justice Department. The Federal Trade Commission. Toward the Legislative Process -- 4. The Response: The Congress. The Legislative Branch: The Government-Business Environment. The Senate. The House. Toward the Supreme Court -- 5. The Response: The Supreme Court. The Judicial-Business Environment. Significant Antitrust Cases of the 1960s. Toward the Nixon Years -- 6. Conclusions -- 7. Epilogue -- App. A. Merger Guidelines, U.S. Department of Justice -- App. B. Report of the White House Task Force on Antitrust Policy -- App. C. Summary, Report of the Task Force on Productivity and Competition -- App. D. Directorships of Major U.S. Corporations Tightly Interlocked.