The normative foundations of European competition law: Assessing the goals of antitrust through the lens of legal philosophy

Andriychuk, O

doi:10.4337/9781786436078

The normative foundations of European competition law: Assessing the goals of antitrust through the lens of legal philosophy

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© Oles Andriychuk 2017. All rights reserved.Does competitive process constitute an autonomous societal value or is it a means for achieving more meritorious goals: welfare, growth, integration, and innovation? The hypothesis of The Normative Foundations of European Competition Law is that the former is the case. This insightful book analyses the phenomenon of competition from philosophical, legal and economic perspectives demonstrating exactly why competitive process should not be viewed only as an instrument. It consolidates various normative theories of freedom, market and competition, and explains how exactly they can be operationalized effectively in the matrix of the EU competition policy.