Authors: Michelle Cini, Lee McGowan, Neill Nugent (Editor), William E. Paterson (Editor), Vincent Wright
ISBN-13: 9780230006751, ISBN-10: 0230006752
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: December 2008
Edition: Second Edition
MICHELE CINI is Jean Monnet Senior Lecturer in European Community Studies at University of Bristol, UK.
LEE MCGOWAN is Senior Lecturer in European Policy Studies at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In a comprehensive and systematic fashion, this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to the European Union's policies, dealing with institutional, procedural and substantive policy matters.
A systematic treatment of one of the most arcane, complex, and controversial of the European Union's policies as it pushes for a single market. Considering institutional, procedural, and substantive policy matters, overviews the various dimensions of competition control. Describes policy for restrictive practices, monopolies, mergers, state aid, state-owned firms, public utilities, and the service sector. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
List of Boxes and Tables | ||
Preface | ||
List of Abbreviations | ||
1 | Introduction | 1 |
2 | A History of European Competition Policy | 15 |
3 | The Institutions of European Competition Policy | 38 |
4 | Restrictive Practices Policy | 60 |
5 | Monopoly Policy | 80 |
6 | Commission Decision-Making in Restrictive Practices and Monopoly Cases | 97 |
7 | Merger Policy | 116 |
8 | State Aid Policy | 135 |
9 | The 'New' Competition Policy: The Public Sector and the Utilities | 160 |
10 | Decentralising European Competition Policy | 179 |
11 | The Internationalisation of European Competition Policy | 194 |
12 | Conclusions | 214 |
Guide to Further Reading | 225 | |
Bibliography | 229 | |
Index | 239 |