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Anti-Trust and the Formation of the Postwar World
Wyatt C. Wells
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Paperback. Shows how the United States sought to impose its antitrust policy on other nations. This book chronicles how the attack on cartels and monopoly abroad affected everything from energy policy and trade negotiations to the occupation of Germany and Japan. It shows how the architects of the economy uncoupled political ideology from antitrust policy. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Today antitrust law shapes the policy of almost every large company, no matter where headquartered. But this wasn't always the case. Before World War II, the laws of most industrial countries tolerated and even encouraged cartels, whereas American statutes banned them. In the wake of World War II, the United States devoted considerable resources to building a liberal economic order, which Washington believed was necessary to preserving not only prosperity but also peace after the war. Antitrust was a cornerstone of that policy. This fascinating book shows how the United States sought to impose-and with what results-its antitrust policy on ... Read more
Today antitrust law shapes the policy of almost every large company, no matter where headquartered. But this wasn't always the case. Before World War II, the laws of most industrial countries tolerated and even encouraged cartels, whereas American statutes banned them. In the wake of World War II, the United States devoted considerable resources to building a liberal economic order, which Washington believed was necessary to preserving not only prosperity but also peace after the war. Antitrust was a cornerstone of that policy. This fascinating book shows how the United States sought to impose-and with what results-its antitrust policy on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231123990
SKU
V9780231123990
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About Wyatt C. Wells
Wyatt Wells is associate professor of history at Auburn University at Montgomery. He is the author of Economist in an Uncertain World: Arthur F. Burns and the Federal Reserve, 1970-1978.
Reviews for Anti-Trust and the Formation of the Postwar World
A carefully crafted volume that should be of great interest to students of business and political history.
Marc Allen Eisner American Historical Review A fascinating and well-told political tale spun by a historian who has searched archives and presidential libraries. Choice A timely, well-written history.
Norm Hutcherson Library Journal Wells's rich account provides a deep understanding of how ... Read more
Marc Allen Eisner American Historical Review A fascinating and well-told political tale spun by a historian who has searched archives and presidential libraries. Choice A timely, well-written history.
Norm Hutcherson Library Journal Wells's rich account provides a deep understanding of how ... Read more