Constructing a competitive order : the hidden history of British antitrust policies

Frontmatter ......Page 1
Contents ......Page 7
List of tables ......Page 8
Acknowledgements ......Page 9
Notes on conventions and abbreviations ......Page 11
1 - Introduction ......Page 13
2 - The British cartel system, 1880-1964 ......Page 20
3 - The state and the monopoly problem, 1880-1939 ......Page 48
4 - The war and the White Paper, 1940-44 ......Page 66
5 - The origins of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act, 1948 ......Page 95
6 - Interpretation of policy -  the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission, 1949-56 ......Page 116
7 - The origins of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956 - a re-interpretation ......Page 137
8 - Resale price maintenance ......Page 161
9 - Conclusions ......Page 182
1 - British participation in international cartels in manufactured goods, 1930s and 1950s ......Page 190
2 - Correlation of RPM with levels of concentration of employment, 1938 ......Page 198
3 - The systematisation of British trade associations, 1875-1953 ......Page 199
4 - Analysis of the signatories of the National Policy for Industry, 1942 ......Page 204
5 - Criteria for the selection of references to the MRPC, 1949-56 ......Page 207
Notes ......Page 209
Bibliography ......Page 258
Index ......Page 278