| The Political Economy of European Union Competition Policy: A Case Study of the Telecommunications Industry Subjects: Area Studies; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Politics & International Relations; European Studies; Economics; European Union Politics; Political Economy; European Union Policy; International Economics; In the European Union (EU), competition policy occupies a central place amongst other EU public policies and is the first truly supranational public policy regulating market competition. One of the stated objectives of EU competition policy is to prevent excessive concentration of economic power in the hands of a few. Tuna Baskoy |