TY - BOOK AU - Weishaar,Stefan TI - Cartels, competition and public procurement: law and economic approaches to bid rigging T2 - New horizons in competition law and economics SN - 9780857936745 AV - K884 .W45 2013 U1 - 343.072 1 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Cheltenham, UK PB - Edward Elgar KW - Letting of contracts KW - European Union countries KW - Government purchasing KW - Law and legislation KW - Public contracts KW - Antitrust law KW - China KW - Japan N1 - 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 ER -