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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Table of cases; European Commission competition decisions; European Commission merger decisions; European Court of Justice; Canada; France; United Kingdom; United Kingdom Cat Decisions; United States; Table of legislation; Ec Treaty; Regulations; Directives; National Legislation; Canada; Denmark; France; Germany; Ireland; Italy; United Kingdom; United States; 1 Competition law: policy perspectives; 1 Introduction; 2 A case study: the de Havilland decision of the European Commission; 2.1 Politics; 2.2 Economics; 2.2.1 The relevant market
2.2.2 Dominance2.2.3 Significantly impeding competition; 2.3 Institutions; 3 The demands of a workable competition policy; 3.1 Predictability and a narrow approach to competition law; 3.2 Rules and standards; 4 Conclusion; 2 The core values of EC competition law in flux; 1 Introduction; 2 Competition as economic freedom; 2.1 Competing concepts of competition; 2.2 The concept of competition in Article 81 EC; 2.3 The rule of reason distraction; 2.4 The contribution of the European Courts; 2.4.1 Measuring restrictions of economic freedom; 2.4.2 Ancillary restraints
2.4.3 Agreements creating competition3 The single market; 3.1 Preventing market disintegration; 3.2 Market integration and the notion of agreement; 4 Economic efficiency; 4.1 Efficiency in Article 81; 4.2 Efficiency as a core value; 5 The changing relationship among core values; 5.1 Recasting the role of economic freedom; 5.1.1 A market-power screen; 5.1.2 Pluralism as the basis for efficiency; 5.2 Market integration v. economic efficiency; 6 The transformation thesis so far; 3 Economics and competition law; 1 Introduction; 2 Shared premises; 3 The Structure-Conduct-Performance paradigm
3.1 Principles3.2 Policy prescriptions; 3.2.1 Mergers; 3.2.2 Predatory pricing; 4 The Chicago School; 4.1 Principles; 4.2 Policy prescriptions; 4.2.1 Mergers; 4.2.2 Predatory pricing; 5 The post-Chicago paradigm; 5.1 Principles; 5.2 Policy prescriptions; 5.2.1 Mergers; 5.2.2 Predatory pricing; 6 The effect of economics on law in US antitrust: a synthesis; 6.1 Economics translated into law; 6.2 Institutions, politics and the translation of economics into law; 7 European competition policy and economics; 7.1 A lack of economic analysis
7.2 Contemporary EC competition policy: what sort of economic approach?7.2.1 Consumer interests; 7.2.2 Market power; 7.2.3 Pluralism; 8 Economics in competition law: opportunities and limitations; 4 Competition law and public policy; 1 Introduction; 2 Environmental policy; 3 Industrial policy; 4 Employment policy; 4.1 Protecting/promoting employment; 4.2 Protecting the working conditions of employees; 5 Consumer policy; 6 Culture; 6.1 Book prices; 6.2 Sports broadcasting; 7 National interests; 8 Placing competition policy in the context of EU policies; 8.1 Methods
