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Zimmer, Daniel --- "The Goals of Competition Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012) [2012] ELECD 396

Editor(s): Zimmer, Daniel

Title: The Goals of Competition Law

Series: ASCOLA Competition Law series

Topics: Law and Economics; Competition and Antitrust Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 30 March 2012

Number of pages: 528

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857936608

EISBN: 9780857936615

Abstract/Description:

What are the normative foundations of competition law? That is the question at the heart of this book. Leading scholars consider whether this branch of law serves just one or more than one goal, and, if it serves to protect unfettered competition as such, how this goal relates to other objectives such as the promotion of economic welfare.

The book brings together contributions on the relevance of different welfare standards, on the concept of ‘freedom to compete’ and on distributional fairness as a goal of competition law. Moreover, it discusses the relationship to other legal goals such as market integration. Finally, the specific issue of competition law goals in emerging economies is addressed.

The Goals of Competition Law will have strong appeal to academics in competition law and competition economics; policy-makers, enforcers and other practitioners in the field of competition law; and postgraduate students in competition law and competition economics.