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Book SynopsisThis insightful and original book considers the evolution, aims and developments of EU antitrust policy, and focuses on the way in which the European Commission has sought to combat cartels.Lee McGowan expertly explores the European Commission?s cartel policy by examining competition policy from a politics/public policy perspective, and discusses the actors, ideas and policy developments involved. This topical study of EU cartel policy provides a fascinating account of supranational governance in action as the Commission looks for increasingly imaginative means to detect, unearth and penalize cartel offenders, through new regulations and strategic policy choices. The author traces the evolution of the European approach to cartels from 1870 with a major focus on the developments after 1945, especially the institutional architecture and policy advancements.This unique book will be invaluable for students of politics and European integration whose focus is on the politics and policies of the EU and, in particular, on cartel policy. It will appeal to students of law, public policy, business and European studies and will also prove enticing for those studying regulatory politics and policy making.
Trade Review’We can highly recommend this book to lawyers, politicians and political scientists, especially those looking for a broader grounding in cartel policy as all the goal posts seem to be moving. . . it's a great read McGowan, so thanks at least for the ideas!' -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine
'Lee McGowan's authoritative book is a very welcome addition to the literature on developments in European antitrust. It focuses primarily on EU supernational cartel policy, providing a fascinating, critical account of why policy developed as it has and of its effectiveness in detecting, punishing and deterring cartelists to the present. With its emphasis on institutional structures and decision making processes and its use of examples, the book will be an invaluable reference for political scientists and should also attract a wide readership among economists and lawyers.' -- Eleanor J. Morgan, University of Bath, UK
'The presentation is lively and will be appealing also to the layman who seeks a scientific yet less legal or economic introduction to the most successful policy of the European Union of the last fifty years.' -- Assimakis P. Komninos, World Competition
'The Antitrust Revolution in Europe
is valuable reading for its main audience, ie political scientists specializing in EU politics and policies. . . the book provides an excellent account of the relation between socio-political conditions and the development of antitrust and the reader (including economists) can find a lot of interesting information on the evolution of competition policy in Europe.' -- Konstantinos Charistos and Christos Constantatos, South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Origins and Scope of European Competition Policy: Themes and Purpose 2. Uncovering Cartels: Understanding the Approaches and Complexities of Collusive Agreements 3. The Rise of the Cartel: Toleration, Encouragement and the Control of Cartels in Europe, 1871–1945 4. The Dawn of the Competition Principle in Western Europe, 1945–1957 5. Establishing the Architecture of EU Cartel Governance, 1958–1962 6. European Cartel Policy: Deployment and Combat, 1963–1998 7. The Decussis Mirabilis and the Antitrust Revolution in Europe, 1999 to the Present 8. The Internationalisation of Cartel Policy and the Challenges Ahead Appendix: The Numbering and Renumbering of the Rules on Competition Under the Treaties Bibliography Index
