Federal antitrust policy during the Kennedy-Johnson years
This book is a comprehensive study of the enormous concentration of economic power resulting from the Third Great Merger Movement, during which over 9,400 firms disappeared through merger, increasing from 954 in 1961 to 2,442 in the peak year of 1968.
Contributions in American history, no. 162
xii, 180 pages
9780313296413, 0313296413
1064315080
Tables and Figures Preface Introduction: A Brief History of Antitrust Policy to 1950 The Issue: Business Concentration in the 1950s and 1960s The Response: The Executive The Response: The Congress The Response: The Supreme Court Conclusions Epilogue Notes Appendix: A: Merger Guidelines, U.S. Department of Justice Appendix B: Report of the White House Task Force on Antitrust Policy Appendix C: Report on the Task Force of Productivity and Competition Appendix D: Directorships of Major U.S. Corporations Tightly Interlocked Glossary Selected Bibliography Index