The Antitrust Paradox
A Policy at War with Itself
October 01, 1997
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Title:
The Antitrust Paradox -
Paperback ISBN:
0029044561 -
Paperback Dimensions:
8.3'' x 5.58'' - 479 Paperback pages
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Hardcover ISBN:
0029044553
Judge Robert H. Bork gives a fascinating, though demanding, review of the most important antitrust issues in the United States. The central, pragmatic thesis of Bork is maximization of consumer welfare (also called economic efficiency) and not the protection of small businesses in addressing any antitrust issue. Unfortunately, the legislative, executive and judiciary branches of power as well as the practicing bar have not always shown consistency in making, interpreting, and applying antitrust rules. The main reason for their shared sub-optimal performance in that area is the too-often absence of a rudimentary understanding of market economics according to Bork. Bork believes that law and economics are two complementary disciplines that should be taught together as part of the academic requirements or at least whose teaching could be made optional at the undergraduate level in our universities.








