Mergers & Merger Policy

Fairburn, James (editor); Kay, John A. (editor)

ISBN 10: 019877284X / ISBN 13: 9780198772842

Published by Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1989

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soft cover, charts/graphs, nice clean text, very minor shelf wear to covers, 356p. w/index Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mergers & Merger Policy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019877284X
• ISBN 13: 9780198772842
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

This book is a collection of essays by leading policy-makers and academics confronting the most important questions about the merger phenomenon. This issue has been receiving a great deal of public attention following a series of huge and contested takeover bids. At the same time the British merger policy has been the subject of government review. Does the merger process serve as a crucial check on management efficiency, or is it the result of too little control or too much management discretion? Do shareholders and consumers gain or lose from mergers? Is the effect of mergers on competition the only public concern, and how anyway is competition to be assessed in an economy increasingly dominated by foreign imports? Can policy-makers learn from abroad, or are the current institutions and procedures the best available? The contributions to this volume aim to show how such questions can be answered.

Review

"The most appealing virtue of this book is that it provides an engaging British perspective on the economic effects of mergers and merger policy....Many of the views expressed are distinctive, and offer an interesting contrast to U.S. research and policy prescriptions."--Journal of Economic Literature "The most appealing virtue of this book is that it provides an engaging British perspective on the economic effects of mergers and merger policy....Many of the views expressed are distinctive, and offer an interesting contrast to U.S. research and policy prescriptions."--Journal of Economic Literature "The most appealing virtue of this book is that it provides an engaging British perspective on the economic effects of mergers and merger policy....Many of the views expressed are distinctive, and offer an interesting contrast to U.S. research and policy prescriptions."--Journal of Economic Literature "The most appealing virtue of this book is that it provides an engaging British perspective on the economic effects of mergers and merger policy....Many of the views expressed are distinctive, and offer an interesting contrast to U.S. research and policy prescriptions."--Journal of Economic Literature