Deregulation and antitrust policies: theory and practice

Elizabeth Maria Mercier Querido Farina ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 1994, vol. 14, issue 3, 417-434

Abstract: Deregulation and antitrust enforcement revival are two recent tendencies in developedand third world countries as well. At first sight, they seem inconsistent as deregulationstresses the free market organization, while antitrust policy limits private business strategies.This paper discusses the economic reasons for regulation and antitrust enforcementand the relationship between industrial and antitrust policies. Some historical examples arebrought to the discussion, including the Brazilian experience. JEL Classification: K21; L44.

Keywords: Antitrust; competition; monopoly; concentration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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