Convergence of Competition Laws and Policies in the European Community (European Monographs)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Published: February 20, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9789041115621
Subjects: Competition law; EU competition law; Military; International; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Europe; Netherlands; Business & Economics / Management; Germany; Antitrust law; Austria; Restraint of trade
First sentence: This study began with a puzzle that faces everyone who is familiar with the history of cartels in Europe: How is it possible that so many countries in Europe, which were fifty years ago still being criticised by the US for their cartel-friendliness, have in recent years apparently shifted to strict competition rules, which are furthermore actively enforced?