UID:
edocfu_9958372899702883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 256 p.) :
,
ill.
ISBN:
9781848443822 (e-book)
Content:
This comprehensive book contains case studies on the evolution of competition policy, with an emphasis on merger policy, for seven major US industries that have experienced substantial deregulation in the past forty years - electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, railroads, airlines, hospitals and banking. Also included is a comparison of the EU's experience in attempting to bring about competition in the energy, finance, and airline industries.
Note:
1. Introduction and overview / Peter C. Carstensen and Susan Beth Farmer -- 2. Mergers in the US electric power industry / Richard J. Pierce -- 3. Natural gas pipelines : can merger enforcement preserve the gains from restructuring? / Diana L. Moss -- 4. Telecommunications mergers / Jim Chen -- 5. Merger analysis in the post-staggers railroad industry / Curtis M. Grimm -- 6. Airline mergers - second-best results in a changed environment / Peter C. Carstensen -- 7. Hospital mergers / Thomas L. Greaney -- 8. Mergers and competition policy in the banking industry / Bernard Shull -- 9. The European experience with merger and deregulation / Susan Beth Farmer -- 10. Reflections on mergers and competition in formerly regulated industries / Peter C. Carstensen.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781845423131 (hardback)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1845423135
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781845423131.xml
