The Antitrust Paradox
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The Antitrust Paradox is a highly influential 1978 book by legal scholar Robert Bork that reshaped U.S. antitrust law by arguing that its primary goal should be the protection of consumer welfare rather than competitors.
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Target entity: The Antitrust Paradox Context triple: [Robert Bork, notableWork, The Antitrust Paradox]
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The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age
"The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age" is a nonfiction book by legal scholar Tim Wu that critiques the rise of corporate concentration and argues for a renewed, more aggressive antitrust enforcement in the modern economy.
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Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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Coase theorem
The Coase theorem is an economic theory stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining will lead to an efficient allocation of resources regardless of the initial assignment of rights.
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The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
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E.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Antitrust Paradox Target entity description: The Antitrust Paradox is a highly influential 1978 book by legal scholar Robert Bork that reshaped U.S. antitrust law by arguing that its primary goal should be the protection of consumer welfare rather than competitors.
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A.
The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age
"The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age" is a nonfiction book by legal scholar Tim Wu that critiques the rise of corporate concentration and argues for a renewed, more aggressive antitrust enforcement in the modern economy.
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B.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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C.
Coase theorem
The Coase theorem is an economic theory stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining will lead to an efficient allocation of resources regardless of the initial assignment of rights.
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D.
The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
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E.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argues |
antitrust enforcement should protect consumers rather than competitors
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antitrust law should focus on economic efficiency ⓘ many antitrust interventions can be counterproductive ⓘ mergers should be evaluated primarily on consumer welfare effects ⓘ predatory pricing is rare and difficult to prove ⓘ vertical restraints are often pro-competitive ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Chicago school of economics
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linked to:
Chicago School economics
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| author | Robert Bork ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
Albrecht v. Herald Co.
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Brown Shoe Co. v. United States ⓘ Harvard school of antitrust ⓘ United States v. Von's Grocery Co. ⓘ structuralist approach to antitrust ⓘ |
| discusses |
Clayton Act
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linked to:
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
Federal Trade Commission Act ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914
Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ |
| field | law and economics ⓘ |
| genre |
antitrust law literature
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legal scholarship ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised edition ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Department of Justice antitrust enforcement philosophy
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Federal Trade Commission antitrust enforcement philosophy ⓘ Supreme Court antitrust decisions in the United States ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial among antitrust scholars
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criticized by proponents of broader antitrust goals ⓘ highly influential in legal academia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chicago school of antitrust analysis
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linked to:
Chicago School economics
U.S. antitrust jurisprudence ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780465004773 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
antitrust law
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competition policy ⓘ consumer welfare standard ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing the consumer welfare standard in antitrust
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shaping Reagan-era antitrust policy ⓘ |
| proposes | consumer welfare as primary goal of antitrust law ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Basic Books ⓘ |
| supports |
more economic analysis in antitrust cases
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rule of reason over per se rules in many contexts ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | claims that antitrust policy can paradoxically harm competition ⓘ |
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