1st Edition

Theories of Network Evolution and Competition Policy The EU and US in Comparative Perspective

By Dorota Galeza Copyright 2027
208 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines and compares the evolution of competition policy networks in the EU and US as a means of assessing their efficacy and adaptability to one another and as a model for other countries. The EU and US approaches to antitrust are similar to the extent that they are federal in structure and are decentralised, yet they also differ, particularly in terms of their control of state... Read more

1. Introduction 

2. Underlying Theories of Path Dependence, Path Creation, Evolutionist Theory, Network Theories and Game Theory

3. Critical Analysis of the Foundations and Early Development of Each Network Evolution to Identify Their Path Dependence While Applying Some Other Theories    

4. The American Network and the ECN – Comparison and Its Implications           

5. The Control of State and Member State Regulation in Antitrust Federalism in the US and the EU

6. Potential Improvements to Both Systems       

7. Conclusions 

Biography

Dorota Galeza is a lecturer in law at Bedfordshire University.