Beyond the Rhetoric: An Inquiry into the Goal of the Sherman Act

by Federal Trade Commission

The Sherman Antitrust Act is now more than a century old, yet debate still continues about its original goals. Previous authors, focusing on the substance of the 1890 debate, have reached various conclusions about these goals. Each of these conclusions provides different implications for antitrust policy. Currently, the debate focuses on whether the purpose of the Sherman Act is to maximize economic efficiency or the welfare of consumers. The aim...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519725329
• ISBN13: 9781519725325
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"