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Antitrust Modernization: Looking Backwards, Stephen Calkins Jan 2006

Antitrust Modernization: Looking Backwards, Stephen Calkins

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Once again a national commission is attempting to address problems in antitrust law and enforcement. At this writing, the Antitrust Modernization Commission (AMC) is well underway. The AMC has identified 25 issues for study, and is receiving comments and holding hearings. This brief Article looks backward at previous efforts to use commissions to improve antitrust. It reviews those efforts, evaluates the results, and provides some lessons (and cautions) for other modernizers.