The British Monopolies CommissionThis book is a key example of the emergence of public choice theory by an economist who was to become one of its major exponents. It combines a detailed, critical study of the Monopolies Commission, with an analysis of the economic issues involved in monopoly supervision and control. |
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... influenced the process of expansion of the business unit . During the inter - war period the governments of the day retained a 1 The commonly held theory that kartelle sind kinder der Not is scarcely substantiated by the findings of the ...
... influenced the process of expansion of the business unit . During the inter - war period the governments of the day retained a 1 The commonly held theory that kartelle sind kinder der Not is scarcely substantiated by the findings of the ...
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... influenced the Government . On the other hand there was widespread recognition that large - scale enterprise and powerful marketing organizations had served Germany well under wartime conditions . It was felt in certain sectors that ...
... influenced the Government . On the other hand there was widespread recognition that large - scale enterprise and powerful marketing organizations had served Germany well under wartime conditions . It was felt in certain sectors that ...
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... influenced the Balfour Committee into adopting a more malleable attitude towards market dominance than that of earlier committees of inquiry . After the Second World War , a number of official committees were appointed to investigate ...
... influenced the Balfour Committee into adopting a more malleable attitude towards market dominance than that of earlier committees of inquiry . After the Second World War , a number of official committees were appointed to investigate ...
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... influenced by changing political and economic attitudes . In particular Benthamite thinking influenced the courts in favour of freedom of contract as did the strength of laissez - faire doctrines in general during the nineteenth century ...
... influenced by changing political and economic attitudes . In particular Benthamite thinking influenced the courts in favour of freedom of contract as did the strength of laissez - faire doctrines in general during the nineteenth century ...
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Contents
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PART II THE MONOPOLIES COMMISSION | 49 |
PART III TRADE ASSOCIATION INQUIRIES | 107 |
PART IV THE DOMINANT FIRM | 191 |
PART V STATISTICAL MEASURES OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE | 261 |
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES | 321 |
PART VII CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 369 |
APPENDICES | 379 |
CLASSIFIED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 384 |
INDEX | 389 |
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