One School of Anti-Trust Thought Argues That,rather Than Ensuring Efficiency,anti-Trust

question 7

Multiple Choice

One school of anti-trust thought argues that,rather than ensuring efficiency,anti-trust laws are really aimed at

• A)protecting small independent firms against large corporations.
• B)outlawing all monopolies whether they perform "bad acts" or not.
• C)price differentiation due to differences in quality and cost.
• D)restricting interlocking directorates.

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