International Handbook of Competition

Edited by the late Manfred Neumann, formerly Professor Emeritus of Economics, University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Jürgen Weigand, Professor of Economics, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany

• Contents: Introduction Manfred Neumann and Jürgen Weigand1. Globalization and the Natural Limits of CompetitionStephen Martin 2. Efficiency versus Market Power through MergersDennis C. Mueller 3. Small Firms, Innovation and CompetitionDavid B. Audretsch 4. Trade Policy and Competition Policy: Conflict versus Mutual SupportEric Bond 5. Financial Services: Consolidation and Strategic PositioningArnoud Boot 6. Political Economy of AntitrustCharles Rowley and Anne Rathbone 7. Dominance and Monopolization Marcel Canoy, Patrick Rey and Eric van Damme8. Identifying Antitrust Markets Paul Geroski and Rachel Griffith9. Competition Policy versus Regulation: Administration versus JudiciaryChristian Kirchner 10. Competition Policy in a Globalized Economy: From Extraterritorial Application to HarmonizationJürgen Basedow Index

'This is a book that those involved with competition policy and law should have on their bookshelves. . . one of the very useful features of this book will be that it provides an up-to-date comparison of the legal provisions in the United States and Europe. . . the essays that comprise The International Competition Handbook provide not only an underpinning for concepts already learned but offer new insights and greater depth of understanding.'