Until the 1990's, US markets were more competitive than European markets. Today,
European markets have lower concentration, lower excess profits, and lower regulatory …

The 2004 antitrust reform is the most important change in the history of EU competition
policy. It amounts to a major shift in both the mode of regulation (towards private …

Who controls the modern corporation, how is it 'governed'and for what purpose? These
central questions of what is now called corporate governance have been debated since the …

To what extent is the EU seeking to replicate the European model of regional integration
elsewhere in the world? Statements by senior European officials suggest the policy is being …

Competition policy constitutes one of the core policy areas of the European Union (EU). In
the Treaty of Rome of 1957, establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) …

Over the past twenty years, Europe has deregulated many industries, protected consumer
welfare, and created strongly independent regulators. These policies represent a stark …

This book examines the domestic and international dimensions of European Union (EU)
competition policy, particularly mergers, anti-competitive practices and state aids. The …

This paper studies the role of a country's EU membership status as an explanatory factor of
regulatory quality. It argues that accession to the European Union improves the quality of …

In recent decades, the number of states that have enacted a competition law has increased
considerably. Although figures vary, diverse sources indicate that, especially since 1980 …

With the central and eastern European countries (CEECs) increasingly included into the
international division of labour in the European economic space, we are prompted to ask …