Deregulation and antitrust policies: theory and practice

Vol. 14 No. 3 (1994)

Jul-Sep / 1994
Published July 1, 1994
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Farina, Elizabeth Maria Mercier Querido. 1994. “Deregulation and Antitrust Policies: Theory and Practice”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 14 (3):417-34. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571994-0768.
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Deregulation and antitrust policies: theory and practice

Elizabeth Maria Mercier Querido Farina
Do Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas da Universidade de São Paulo – IPE/USP, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 14 No. 3 (1994), Jul-Sep / 1994, Pages 417-434

Abstract

Deregulation and antitrust enforcement revival are two recent tendencies in developed
and third world countries as well. At first sight, they seem inconsistent as deregulation
stresses the free market organization, while antitrust policy limits private business strategies.
This paper discusses the economic reasons for regulation and antitrust enforcement
and the relationship between industrial and antitrust policies. Some historical examples are
brought to the discussion, including the Brazilian experience.

JEL Classification: K21; L44.


Keywords: Antitrust competition monopoly concentration