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Competition Law and Economic Inequality

Competition Law and Economic Inequality

Hardcover

Series: Hart Studies in Competition Law

General Law

ISBN10: 1509959238
ISBN13: 9781509959235
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Dec 15 2022
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.55
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The gap between the rich and poor is widening across the globe. This book explores whether this major societal challenge of our time can be addressed by the means of competition law.

The primary goal of today's competition law is to ensure that market power does not lead to an inefficient production of goods and services. Nevertheless, even such efficiency-oriented curbing of market power may arguably contribute to the reduction of differences in how much people own and earn. Furthermore, many competition law regimes do take into account distributive considerations too.

The chapters investigate the relationship between competition law and economic (in)equality from philosophical, historical, and economic perspectives. Their inquiries concern the conceptual foundations of competition law and doctrinal frameworks of individual jurisdictions, as well as specific problems and markets. As such, the book provides a novel and comprehensive overview of whether and how competition law can contribute to more equality in both developed and developing countries.

The book is a must-read for researchers, public officials, judges, and practitioners within the competition law community. It will also appeal to anyone more broadly interested in issues of inequality and economic policy.

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