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"Contents" [2004] ELECD 174; in Neumann, Manfred; Weigand, Jürgen (eds), "The International Handbook of Competition" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004)

Book Title: The International Handbook of Competition

Editor(s): Neumann, Manfred; Weigand, Jürgen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843760542

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

Contents


List of contributors viii

Introduction 1
Manfred Neumann and Jürgen Weigand

1 Globalization and the natural limits of competition 16
Stephen Martin
1 Introduction 16
2 The natures of competition 17
3 Actual rivalry and its limits 21
4 Potential rivalry and its limits 45
5 Globalization and the limits of competition as a policy 47
6 Conclusion 49

2 Efficiency versus market power through mergers 65
Dennis C. Mueller
1 Introduction 65
2 Hypotheses about why mergers occur 66
3 The effects of mergers on share prices 69
4 The effects of mergers on profitability 75
5 Effects of mergers on market share and growth 76
6 Effects of mergers on profits and sales 78
7 Additional evidence regarding the effects of mergers
on market share and growth 81
8 Policy implications 81

3 Small firms, innovation and competition 88
David B. Audretsch
1 Introduction 88
2 The knowledge production function 91
3 The role of firm size 96
4 The industry context 103
5 The geographic context 104
6 The knowledge production function reconsidered 105
7 Conclusions 108


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vi The international handbook of competition

4 Trade policy and competition policy: conflict vs. mutual support 115
Eric Bond
1 Introduction 115
2 The welfare effects of trade and competition policies 116
3 Trade and competition policy for small countries 117
4 Tariff and competition policy for a large country 122
5 The political economy of competition and trade policy 127
6 Conclusions 130

5 Financial services: ...