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The Evolving Populisms Of Antitrust, Sandeep Vaheesan
The Evolving Populisms Of Antitrust, Sandeep Vaheesan
Sandeep Vaheesan
Scholars often divide the eras of U.S. antitrust law into those of “populism” and “economics” and posit a fundamental conflict between the two concepts. Generally, the decisions of the current antitrust era are described as economic, and the mid-twentieth century period is labeled as populist. A review of Supreme Court decisions on antitrust reveals a more complex picture. From the enactment of the Sherman Act in 1890, the Court’s antitrust rulings have spoken of populist goals and aimed to advance these objectives through economically informed rules. Populism versus economics is thus a false dichotomy.
The populism and economics of antitrust …
The Evolving Populisms Of Antitrust, Sandeep Vaheesan
The Evolving Populisms Of Antitrust, Sandeep Vaheesan
Sandeep Vaheesan
Scholars often divide the eras of U.S. antitrust law into those of “populism” and “economics” and posit a fundamental conflict between the two concepts. Generally, the decisions of the current antitrust era are described as economic, and the mid-twentieth century period is labeled as populist. A review of Supreme Court decisions on antitrust reveals a more complex picture. From the enactment of the Sherman Act in 1890, the Court’s antitrust rulings have spoken of populist goals and aimed to advance these objectives through economically informed rules. Populism versus economics is thus a false dichotomy.
The populism and economics of antitrust …