Competition policy in the European Union /
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| Author / Creator: | Cini, Michelle. |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. |
| Description: | xiv, 249 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The European Union series European Union series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7625193 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Boxes, Tables and Figures
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- Competition and competition policy
- Introducing the European competition regime
- Organization of the book
- 2. The Evolution of the European Competition Regime
- Origins and influences
- From coal and steel to EEC
- The first fifteen years: 1958 to 1972
- From recession to stagnation: 1973 to 1981
- Towards a 'new' competition policy
- More recent trends and developments
- Conclusion
- 3. The Institutions of European Competition Governance
- The Parliament and the Council
- The European Commission
- Organization and functions
- The European Courts
- National actors and European networks
- Conclusion
- 4. Restrictive Practices Policy
- Article 81: regulating restrictive practices
- Policy practice
- Assessing restrictive practices policy
- The age of aggressive enforcement: the situation after 2004
- Conclusion
- 5. Monopoly Policy
- Article 82 in context
- The Commission's analysis: demonstrating and establishing 'dominance'
- The Commission's assessment of 'abuse'
- Assessing monopoly policy
- The modernization of Article 82
- Conclusion
- 6. Merger Policy
- The origins of European merger control
- Towards a coherent merger regime: procedure and practice
- The recast 2004 European Merger Regulation
- Assessing merger policy: politics and political sensitivities
- Conclusion
- 7. State Aid Policy
- Organization, powers and decision-making
- Towards a cohesive state aid regime
- Policy content
- Assessing state aid control
- Conclusion
- 8. Theoretical Perspectives
- Can neo-functionalism account for supranational competition governance?
- Exploring Europeanization
- Conclusion
- 9. Conclusions
- Modernization and decentralization: policy and organizational reform
- Decentralization and Europeanization: from delegation to network governance
- Liberalization: competition v. competitiveness revisited
- International cooperation and the centrality of the EU-US relationship
- The future of European competition policy
- Guide to Further Reading
- References
- Index
