Trouble in paradise : will technocrats review global mergers forever?

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2006

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University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, CH

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For a while now competition agencies have successfully defended their independence from a number of perceived threats. In the last twelve months, however, politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have taken decisive steps over mergers and acquisitions, in particular those involving foreign firms. Does this represent the beginnings of a return to a more politicised merger review regime? Moreover, what do these developments imply for the modus operandi of competition agencies? This paper explores these questions and examines some of their future potential implications.

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COMPETITION LAW, ANTITRUST LAW, POLITICAL ECONOMY, NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, EFFICIENCY, GOVERNMENT POLICY, ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION, GLOBAL

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/35096

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Competition Policy / Politique de la concurrence
Global and Multi-regional / Projets mondiaux et multirégionaux
Private Sector Development / Développement du secteur privé
Research Results (GGP) / Résultats de recherches (MCP)