TY  - BOOK
AU  - Broulík,Jan
AU  - Cseres,Katalin J.
TI  - Competition law and economics inequality
T2  - Hart Studies in Competition Law
SN  - 9781509959273
U1  - 343.0721 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Hart Publishing
KW  - Restraint of trade
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Antitrust law
KW  - Income distribution
KW  - Concurrence
KW  - Restrictions
KW  - Aspect économique
KW  - Revenu
KW  - Répartition
KW  - Competition law
KW  - eclas
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-345) and index
N2  - 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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