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Competition Policy in the European Union » (Second Edition)

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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

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Author Biography: Michelle Cini

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Booknews

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.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes and Tables
Preface
List of Abbreviations
1Introduction1
2A History of European Competition Policy15
3The Institutions of European Competition Policy38
4Restrictive Practices Policy60
5Monopoly Policy80
6Commission Decision-Making in Restrictive Practices and Monopoly Cases97
7Merger Policy116
8State Aid Policy135
9The 'New' Competition Policy: The Public Sector and the Utilities160
10Decentralising European Competition Policy179
11The Internationalisation of European Competition Policy194
12Conclusions214
Guide to Further Reading225
Bibliography229
Index239

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