A Guide to United Kingdom and European Union Competition Policy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. The Framework of Competition Policy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Ideas and their Implementation

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 3-23

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   3. The Legislative Framework

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 25-43

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   4. Regulatory Institutions and Procedures

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 45-83

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3. Competition Policy in Practice

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85

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   2. Objectives and Strategies

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 87-96

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   3. The Treatment of Market Power

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 97-117

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   4. The Control of Mergers and Joint Ventures

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 119-142

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   5. Pricing Policies

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 143-165

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   6. Distribution

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 167-181

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4. The Impact of Competition Policy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183

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   2. Trends: The Past and the Present

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 185-209

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   3. The Future

      • Nick Gardner

      Pages 211-214

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5. Back Matter

   Pages 215-227

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This book deals with competition policy from the standpoint of a business executive. It enables a busy reader to go straight to the business practice with which he is concerned and from there to a summary of the authorities' treatment of that practice. At the same time, it provides the reader who wishes to add an appreciation of anti-trust compliance to his professional portfolio with a comprehensive overview of the subject, together with a guide to useful sources of further information.

• competition
• Distribution
• European Union (EU)
• executive
• Institution
• Policy
• pricing
• Trends
• trust

NICK GARDNER, since his retirement from the British Government Economics Service, has worked as a consultant to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. His Civil Service positions included Chief Economist at the Department of Employment. Previously, at the Department of Industry, he was responsible for economic advice on competition policy, and served as a member of both the Mergers Panel and the Liesner committees on monopolies, mergers and restrictive practices. His civil service career followed a career in the engineering industry. He is the author of Decade of Discontent.

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