Tre politiske faktorer, der påvirker den inkonsekvente håndhævelse af antitrustloven over tid?
United States antitrust law
USA's antitrustlovgivning er en samling af føderale og statslige love, der regulerer forretningsvirksomheders adfærd og organisation, generelt for at fremme fair konkurrence til gavn for forbrugerne. (Begrebet kaldes konkurrencelovgivning i andre engelsktalende lande.) De vigtigste love er Sherman Act fra 1890, Clayton Act fra 1914 og Federal Trade Commission Act fra 1914. Disse love begrænser for det første dannelsen af karteller og forbyder anden hemmelig praksis, der anses for at være konkurrencebegrænsende. For det andet begrænser de fusioner og opkøb af organisationer, der kan mindske konkurrencen betydeligt. For det tredje forbyder de skabelse af et monopol og misbrug af monopolmagt.
United States antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulates the conduct and organization of business corporations, generally to promote fair competition for the benefit of consumers. (The concept is called competition law in other English-speaking countries.) The main statutes are the Sherman Act of 1890, the Clayton Act of 1914 and the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914. These Acts, first, restrict the formation of cartels and prohibit other collusive practices regarded as being in restraint of trade. Second, they restrict the mergers and acquisitions of organizations that could substantially lessen competition. Third, they prohibit the creation of a monopoly and the abuse of monopoly power.
United States antitrust law