Competition law and consumer protection
- The HagueNL Kluwer Law International 2005
- xii, [2], 450 p.
Examines the role of competition law and consumer law in a free market economy; the notion of consumer welfare; and, the effect of the modernization of EC competition law for consumers. Looks at the economic theories of information, bounded rationally, and transaction costs; the special significance of vetical agreements and merger control; and, how consumers are affected by information asymmetries.