This book addresses the important issue of the negative effects of
anticompetitive regulation on industry and the massive economic harm it
causes. The contributors, including economic and legal scholars,
advocate the need for a review of all anticompetitive laws and address
several industry and country case studies with the ultimate aim of
providing recommendations to eliminate the impact of anticompetitive
regulation. The first part of the book considers regulations affecting
private business and professions, part two covers public utility and
public services regulation, whilst part three discusses the role of
institutions and competition authorities in relation to anticompetitive
practices. The authors draft guidelines, based on economic evidence and
legal arguments, which they believe would provide a starting point for
the European Union to address the problem. They go on to propose
possible implementation strategies for these guidelines from both an
institutional and legal perspective. The book also includes a historical
perspective on the evolution of anticompetitive regulation complemented
by an overview of the actions currently being implemented to address
and reverse the problem in other jurisdictions.  

Contributors: G. Amato, M. Armstrong, M. Ballbe, D.
Biggar, B. Bortolotti, G. Bruzzone, B. Comley, M. Dutz, M. Fantini, A.
Fels, C. Fumagalli, A. Hayri, A. Heimler, J.C. Hilke, F. Jenny, M. Kohl,
L.L. Laudati, K. Mehta, M. Motta, G. Nicoletti, C. Padros, D. Parker,
C. Scarpa, M. Schwartz, D. Siniscalco, M.O. Wise

This book addresses the important issue of the negative effects of anticompetitive regulation on industry and the massive economic harm it causes. The contributors, including economic and legal scholars, advocate the need for a review of all anticompetitive laws and address several industry and country case studies with the ultimate aim of providing recommendations to eliminate the impact of anticompetitive regulation. The first part of the book considers regulations affecting private business and professions, part two covers public utility and public services regulation, whilst part three discusses the role of institutions and competition authorities in relation to anticompetitive practices. The authors draft guidelines, based on economic evidence and legal arguments, which they believe would provide a starting point for the European Union to address the problem. They go on to propose possible implementation strategies for these guidelines from both an institutional and legal perspective. The book also includes a historical perspective on the evolution of anticompetitive regulation complemented by an overview of the actions currently being implemented to address and reverse the problem in other jurisdictions.  

Contributors: G. Amato, M. Armstrong, M. Ballbe, D. Biggar, B. Bortolotti, G. Bruzzone, B. Comley, M. Dutz, M. Fantini, A. Fels, C. Fumagalli, A. Hayri, A. Heimler, J. C. Hilke, F. Jenny, M. Kohl, L. L. Laudati, K. Mehta, M. Motta, G. Nicoletti, C. Padros, D. Parker, C. Scarpa, M. Schwartz, D. Siniscalco, M. O. Wise