Antitrust : taking on monopoly power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age / Amy Klobuchar.

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"An exploration of antitrust laws and their enforcement, and of the importance of antitrust for the American people"-- Monopolies can hurt consumers and cause marketplace stagnation. Klobuchar argues for swift, sweeping reform in economic, legislative, social welfare, and human rights policies, and...

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Main Author: Klobuchar, Amy (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Antitrust law > United States.
Antitrust law > United States > History.
Competition, Unfair > United States > History.
Restraint of trade > United States > History.
United States. > Sherman Act.
Roosevelt, Theodore, > 1858-1919.
Sherman Act (United States)
Antitrust law.
Competition, Unfair.
Restraint of trade.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:607 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Monopoly - it's not just a game : the roots of America's anti-monopolist movement
  • Don't trust the trusts : James J. Hill, the Gilded Age, and the labor movement
  • A heartland rebellion : the Grangers, a political prairie fire, and a Republican authors the Sherman Act
  • Teddy Roosevelt and the antitrust enforcers : the trustbusters take over the White House
  • The last one hundred years : a century of antitrust action (and inaction) in the courts and Congress
  • We the people : why antitrust matters for our democracy and our economy
  • Modern-day antitrust challenges : corporate consolidation, Congressional inertia, and the conservative courts
  • The path forward : the solutions to America's monopoly problem.