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Competition Policy in Europe

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  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Johann Eekhoff

    1. Otto Wolff Institute for Economic Studies, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

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  • A compact description of the direct impact of competition on economic progress, total income, and individual choices

  • Proposals for a better use of competition from various experts in the field

  • With examples from specific economic sectors, like health care, labour markets, transport, energy, and public services

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Competition — the Core of a Market Economy

    • Johann Eekhoff, Christiane Moch
    Pages 1-28

  3. Ensuring a Sound Competition Environment: Rules, Practice, Reforms and Challenges of European Competition Policy

    • Jean-François Pons, Timothée Sautter
    Pages 29-62

  4. Regulating Competition in the Labour Market — Level Playing Field or Barriers to Entry for the Unemployed?

    • Hermann Albeck, Steffen J. Roth
    Pages 63-97

  5. Market Oriented Reforms and Competition in European Health Care Systems

    • Elias Mossialos, Alistair McGuire
    Pages 99-126

  6. Competition in Transport on the Move

    • Arthur Gleijm
    Pages 127-160

  7. Competition in European Electricity Supply: Issues and Obstacles

    • Gert Brunekreeft, Katja Keller
    Pages 161-195

  8. Towards More Competition in Services of General Economic Interest

    • Phedon Nicolaides
    Pages 197-231

  9. A New Era of Competition Under the Guidance of the Court of First Instance

    • Spyros A. Pappas, David Demortain
    Pages 233-245

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 247-249
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About this book

1 by Karel Van Miert Since the early years of the European Community, competition policy has played a decisive role in the creation of a more prosperous, competitive and integrated European economy. Over the last forty years, the action of European competition authorities has provided numerous examples of the benefits of a sound-working competition environment for consumers and for the European economy as a whole. Competition brings lower prices, fosters technical progress and creativity, and prevents the negative effects of a company abusing its dominant or monopoly position. During my mandate as a Commissioner in charge of competition, I have actively encouraged this strengthening of European competition policy as did my predecessors. As a result, there has been growing public awareness in Europe of the need for free and fair competition as well as the consolidation of the competition policy in the "acquis communautaire". European competition policy is now at a tuming turning point in its history. In May 2004, ten countries will join a new European Union composed of twenty-five Member States and 450 million people. This massive accession to the EU is of paramount importance to the European integration and will deeply impact on European competition policy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Otto Wolff Institute for Economic Studies, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    Johann Eekhoff

About the editor

The book is a project of 15 international authors who discussed their papers in three meetings in order to create a coherent publication.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Competition Policy in Europe

  • Editors: Johann Eekhoff

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24712-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-40551-1Published: 23 October 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07358-8Published: 30 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-24712-8Published: 19 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 250

  • Topics: European Integration, Economic Policy, Industrial Organization

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