Black O. Conceptual Foundations of Antitrust

Cambridge University Press, 2005. - 232 p.
ISBN: 0521847958Antitrust is a body of law and policy designed to promote economic competition. This is a philosophical study of concepts that lie at the foundation of antitrust. Although there are many legal and economic books on antitrust, this is the only book devoted to the philosophical scrutiny of the concepts that underpin it. The book is primarily directed at students, theorists and practitioners of antitrust, but will also be useful to lawyers, economists, philosophers, political scientists and others who have an interest in the discipline.Oliver Black is Senior Visiting Research Fellow in Law and Philosophy at King's College London and is a practicing solicitor, working as a consultant in antitrust and regulatory law at international law firm Linklaters.What is competition?
Competition and welfare
Per se rules and rules of reason
Agreements
Concerted practices
The spectrum from independent action to collusion