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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462203503321

Autore

Wells Wyatt

Titolo

Antitrust and the Formation of the Postwar World [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 2002

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History

Disciplina

343.73/0721

343.730721

Soggetti

Antitrust law -- United States -- History

Cartels -- History

Competition, Unfair -- History

Conflict of laws -- Antitrust law -- History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Cartel Ideal; 2 The Context of Antitrust; 3 Reform versus Mobilization; 4 Making the World Safe for Competition; 5 Among Unbelievers: Antitrust in Germany and Japan; 6 The New Order in Practice: The Cases of Oil and Steel; Notes; Essay on Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Today antitrust law shapes the policy of almost every large company, no matter where headquartered. But this wasn't always the case. Before World War II, the laws of most industrial countries tolerated and even encouraged cartels, whereas American statutes banned them. In the wake of World War II, the United States devoted considerable resources to building a liberal economic order, which Washington believed was necessary to preserving not only prosperity but also peace after the war. Antitrust was a cornerstone of that policy. This fascinating book shows how the United States sought to i