Weishaar, Stefan,

Cartels, competition and public procurement : law and economic approaches to bid rigging / Stefan Weishaar, Associate Professor of Law and Economics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. - xii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - New horizons in competition law and economics . - New horizons in competition law and economics. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-314) and index.

Introduction -- Economic Theory on Optimal Deterrence and Enforcement -- Industrial Economics -- Auction Theory and Collusion -- The Effectiveness of the Legal Regime Applicable to Bid Rigging in the European Union -- Application of Auction Theory in Europe -- The Effectiveness of the Legal Regime Applicable to Bid Rigging in China -- Application of Auction Theory in China -- The Effectiveness of the Legal Regime Applicable to Bid Rigging in Japan -- The Japanese Construction Sector -- Limits of Economic Theories and Concluding Remarks -- Appendix 1. Europe : An Overview of Public Procurement Law -- Appendix 2. China : An Overview of Public Procurement Law -- Appendix 3. History of Japanese Antitrust Legislation.

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Letting of contracts--European Union countries.
Government purchasing--Law and legislation--European Union countries.
Public contracts--European Union countries.
Antitrust law--European Union countries.
Letting of contracts--China.
Government purchasing--Law and legislation--China.
Public contracts--China.
Antitrust law--China.
Letting of contracts--Japan.
Government purchasing--Law and legislation--Japan.
Public contracts--Japan.
Antitrust law--Japan.

K884 / .W45 2013

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