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Antitrustʼs response to the conflict of goals in the disarray of some current trends

Title in English Antitrust's response to the conflict of goals in the disarray of some current trends
Authors

BEJČEK Josef

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference EU ANTITRUST: HOT TOPICS & NEXT STEPS
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Law

Citation
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Keywords conflict of goals; market failure; policy failure; competition; social regulation
Description Critical assessment of attempts to extend the scope of antitrust to areas which do not relate to the protection of competition as a result of market failure. Recommendation to vigorously resist them. Competition law has to actively face new challenges, particularly technological ones, that traditional approaches cannot deal with effectively. However, it must always be about protecting competition and consumer welfare, not about foisting a political agenda on the antitrust authorities under the guise of significant social change.

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