Article
Prisms of Distance and Power: Viewing the U.S. Regulatory Tradition
Business History Review
(2019)
Abstract
Distorted images of American regulatory ideas and practices frame foreign responses to these practices as well as foreign views of the economic policies of the United States. U.S. power both embeds and contributes to these distorted images. This article highlights the evolution of these distortions and the ways in which business history has intertwined with legal and political history throughout the evolution. It focuses on a specific area of regulation—antitrust or competition law—in order to ground the more general discussion. The article provides insights into the relationship between cognitive distance and power and into its pernicious effects on transnational discussions and decisions involving competition law.
Keywords
- U.S. economic regulation,
- American regulatory tradition,
- antitrust law,
- competition law,
- comparative law,
- economic law,
- European law,
- U.S. legal history
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter January 20, 2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007680519001181
Citation Information
David J. Gerber. "Prisms of Distance and Power: Viewing the U.S. Regulatory Tradition" Business History Review Vol. 93 Iss. 4 (2019) p. 781 - 799 ISSN: 0007-6805 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_gerber/133/