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Antitrust challenges property rights, prioritizing welfare over justice.

Rights versus Antitrust

Challenging the Ethics of Competition Law

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    176 pages

  • Release Date

    8 February 2024

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Summary

Antitrust or competition law is widely considered an essential part of the legal and political structures of most liberal democracies and an integral foundation of a market economy. In this book, Mark D. White disputes this understanding, drawing on concepts from economics, philosophy, and law to argue that the pre-eminent status accorded to the regulation of competition should be reconsidered by any government that claims to support basic property rights.

Despite its populist origins…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781788214339
ISBN-10:1788214331
Author:Mark D. White
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:Agenda Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:8 February 2024
Dimensions:156mm x 234mm
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Critics Review

Original, well written, thought provoking … this is an important contribution to the ongoing debate on American antitrust law. An accessible and fruitful read for the novice and seasoned expert, who will find a different perspective on issues that are normally taken for granted. – Nicola Giocoli, Professor of Economics, University of Pisa
White’s thought-provoking book challenges us to rethink the basic pillars of antitrust – from competition, to market power, to consumer welfare – and to confront the paradox of enforcing antitrust in a liberal society. In so doing, White raises a provocative question: What rights are we willing to sacrifice on the altar of economic welfare or populist ideals? – Geoffrey A. Manne, President & Founder, International Center for Law & Economics
Readable, refreshing, and relevant. A lively jaunt through the underpinnings of antitrust law from an all too rare perspective: one that champions individual rights. – Anastasia Boden, Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute

About The Author

Mark D. White

Mark D. White

Mark D. White is Chair and Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. He is also a member of the economics doctoral faculty at the Graduate Center of CUNY.

His recent publications include:

  • The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Economics (editor) (2019)
  • Batman and Ethics (2019)

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