Populism and antitrust: the illiberal influence of populist government on the competition law system

Competition law is designed to promote a consumer-friendly economy, but for the law to work in practice, competition agencies - and the courts who oversee them - must enforce it effectively and impartially. Today, however, the rule of populist governments is challenging the foundations of competitio...

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1. Verfasser: Bernatt, Maciej (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
Schriftenreihe:Global competition law and economics policy
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Zusammenfassung:Competition law is designed to promote a consumer-friendly economy, but for the law to work in practice, competition agencies - and the courts who oversee them - must enforce it effectively and impartially. Today, however, the rule of populist governments is challenging the foundations of competition law in unprecedented ways. In this comprehensive work, Maciej Bernatt analyses these challenges and describes how populist governments have influenced national and regional (EU) competition law systems. Using empirical findings from Poland and Hungary, Bernatt proposes a new theoretical framework that will allow the illiberal influence of populism on competition law systems to be better measured and understood. Populism and Antitrust will be of interest not only to antitrust and constitutional law scholars, but also to those concerned about the future of liberal democracy and free markets
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Introduction -- Populism and its relationship with democracy and the economy -- Conceptualization of the impact populism on competition law systems -- Institutions -- Enforcement -- A regional system : the case of the European Union -- Conclusions and the way forward
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 258 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108609548
DOI:10.1017/9781108609548