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2000

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United States V General Dynamics: A Reappraisal, Anthony Wylie Jan 2000

United States V General Dynamics: A Reappraisal, Anthony Wylie

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons behind Material Services’ acquisitions, the reasons why the Government contested the mergers, and how the Government erred in analyzing the case. We wish to show that the combination of the three coal firms—Material Services, Freeman Coal, and United Electric—occurred for reasons of economic efficiency and practicality, not based on any atavistic desire to monopolize and damage social welfare.