I consider the case of Qualcomm faces antitrust probe in china. Qualcomm Incorporated is an American global fabless semiconductor company that designs,...
The public perceived that unfair actions were the biggest problems with monopolies in the 1800s, rather than merely the squelching of competition. For example, 19th century farmers complained that monopolistic railroads engaged in price gouging for shipping their produce. From wages to prices, monopol...
Just one example of many is the legal decision to block the merger of Sysco Corp (SYY) and U.S. Foods Inc. The block was based on the grounds that bringing the two largest food distributors in the country together would create an entity so large and powerful it would stifle competition,...
The chapter is focused on Jefferson’s proposal that the US Constitution, before its formal ratification, should include an amendment that would mandate “freedom from monopolies.” The historical context of anti-monopoly ideology in the early republic is described along with Jefferson’s stringent cr...