Reclaiming Antitrust

Jonathan Barnett December 3, 2024

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The United States is the birthplace of antitrust, starting with the enactment of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. During the late 19th and early 20th century, cartels were common in Europe, while U.S. antitrust enforcers unraveled them. Only after World War II did European countries incrementally adopt competition law in various forms. Since that time, competition laws have been adopted virtually around the world.

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