Competition Laws, National Interests and International Relations

Name: Competition Laws, National Interests and International Relations
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Competition Laws, National Interests and International RelationsAuthor(s): Ko Unoki\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032086934, 978-1032086934\nSynopsis\nMost of the competition laws currently enforced by states aim to protect consumer welfare and promote fair competition by regulating against anticompetitive behavior. Yet despite the shared objectives the global community does not have a common global competition law. In exploring the reasons for this, this book takes a unique interdisciplinary approach by using international relations theories to illustrate the relationship between the enforcement of competition laws and international relations through an analysis of competition cases relating to cartels, extraterritoriality, and corporate mergers and acquisitions.\n\nThrough an examination of this relationship, this book will consider why the views held by state leaders on the condition of international relat.