Antitrust Law in Perspective: Cases, Concepts and Problems in Competition Policy (American Casebook Series)

When the first edition of Gavil, Kovacic & Baker’s Antitrust Law in Perspective was published more than 20 years ago, the contours of antitrust law seemed relatively stable. More than two decades later, a robust debate has emerged in the U.S. and across the globe about the policy wisdom of that once stable direction and its future course. Skepticism of mergers is up, multiple major monopolization cases have been commenced, and non-U.S. jurisdictions, especially the European Union and the United Kingdom, have embarked on a path of greater scrutiny and regulation of digital markets. The U.S. antitrust world, as well as the wider competition policy world, now appears less stable. For teachers, these developments present a challenge. How is it possible to teach “the law,” as it is, while also capturing the issues, debates, and challenges of the moment when the future course remains yet to be written? With the fifth edition of Antitrust Law in Perspective, the three original authors have begun to take up that challenge. Although the overall structure of the book will be familiar to adopters, the authors have made many significant revisions to make the book more teachable, informed, and current. New material on digital markets has been added or expanded thro(more...)