Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides an introduction to the nation's diverse antitrust and regulatory policies. Parzych introduces the laws which seek to preserve competition, followed by a review of judicial litigation and a review of the incidence of industrial concentration within different markets and the impact of recent merger activity. Contents: Part I: Regulation Within Private Markets; Introduction; Market Structures and Business Concentration; The Antitrust Laws and Enforcement; Statutes and Policies which Impede Competition; Mergers and Acquisitions; The Antitrust Laws and International Commerce; An Evaluation of Transportation; Regulation of Energy and Telecommunication Industries; Part II. The Social Regulatory Environment; Informational and Product Safety Regulations; Regulation of Employment and the Workplace; Regulation of the Financial Sector; Summary Conclusions; Index.
