 | Antitrust and the Formation of the Postwar World Subjects: Antitrust law -- United States -- History; Conflict of laws -- Antitrust law -- History; Competition Unfair -- History; Cartels -- History; In the wake of World War II, the United States devoted considerable resources to building a liberal economic order, which Washington believed was necessary to preserving not only prosperity but also peace after the war, and antitrust was a cornerstone of that policy. This fascinating book shows how the United States sought to impose its antitrust policy on other nations, especially in Europe and Japan. Wyatt Wells is associate professor of history at Auburn University at Montgomery. He is the author of Economist in an Uncertain World: Arthur F. Burns and the Federal Reserve, 1970-1978 . |
