Antitrust and the formation of the postwar world / / Wyatt Wells

• Autore: Wells Wyatt C
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 343.73/0721; 343.730721
• Soggetto topico: Antitrust law - United States - History; Conflict of laws - Antitrust law - History; Competition, Unfair - History; Cartels - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-255) and index.
• 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
• Altri titoli varianti: Antitrust & the formation of the postwar world
• Titolo autorizzato: Antitrust and the Formation of the Postwar World
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815311003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Columbia studies in contemporary American history.