Cartels, competition and public procurement : law and economic approaches to bid rigging / Stefan Weishaar, Associate Professor of Law and Economics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-314) and index.

Introduction -- Economic Theory on Optimal Deterrence and Enforcement -- Industrial Economics -- Auction Theory and Collusion -- The Effectiveness of the Legal Regime Applicable to Bid Rigging in the European Union -- Application of Auction Theory in Europe -- The Effectiveness of the Legal Regime Applicable to Bid Rigging in China -- Application of Auction Theory in China -- The Effectiveness of the Legal Regime Applicable to Bid Rigging in Japan -- The Japanese Construction Sector -- Limits of Economic Theories and Concluding Remarks -- Appendix 1. Europe : An Overview of Public Procurement Law -- Appendix 2. China : An Overview of Public Procurement Law -- Appendix 3. History of Japanese Antitrust Legislation.