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Competition policy in America, 1888-1992: history, rhetoric, law
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In this work, Peritz analyses how free competition has signified both freedom from oppressive government and freedom from private economic power. Peritz shows how these two complex yet distinct and...
In this work, Peritz analyses how free competition has signified both freedom from oppressive government and freedom from private economic power. Peritz shows how these two complex yet distinct and sometimes contradictory images have influenced government policy and continue to inspire public debate over political economy in America.
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- Creator
- Rudolph J.R. Peritz
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (385 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780197718681, 019771868X, 9781280441547, 1280441542, 9780195360660, 0195360664, 9781601298737, 1601298730, 0195074610
- OCLC
- ocn567929502, on1406786712
- Previously issued in print: 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Contents; Introduction; 1. Public Debate About Competition Policy, 1888-1911: Free Competition and Freedom of Contract; 2. The Era of Cooperative Competition, 1911-1933: Trade and Labor Associations, Political Majorities, and Speech Rights; 3. The New Deal's Political Economy, 1933-1948: From Organic Body Politic to Unified Body Economic; 4. Competition, Pluralism, and the Problem of Persistent Oligarchy, 1948-1967; 5. Rhetorics of Free Competition, 1968-1980: Efficiency, Property Rights, and Equality
- 6. Rhetorics of Free Competition, 1980-1992: Free Market Imagery, Corporate Control, and the Problem of Equality Concluding Thoughts: On the Limits of Competition Policy; Notes; Index