Global Competition

A key factor in the emerging relationship between law and economic globalization is how global competition now shapes economies and societies. Competition law is provided by those players that have sufficient 'power' to apply their laws transnationally. This book examines this important and controversial aspect of globalization.

1. Law, Competition, and Global Markets ; PART I SOVEREIGNTY AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL COMPETITION ; 2. Global Competition Law: A Project Conceived and Abandoned ; 3. Sovereignty as a Solution: Extending the Reach of National Laws ; 4. Globalization and Competition Law: Conflict, Uncertainty, and the Promise of Convergence ; PART II DOMESTIC EXPERIENCE AND GLOBAL COMPETITION LAW ; 5. US Antitrust Law: Model and Lens ; 6. Competition Law in Europe: Market, Community, and Integration ; 7. Globalization, Development, and 'Other Players': Widening the Lens ; PART III COMPETITION LAW AS A TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT ; 8. Convergence as Strategy: Scope and Limits ; 9. Reconceiving Competition Law for Global Markets: Agreements, Commitments, and Pathways ; 10. Global Competition and Law: Trajectories and Promises