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Presents fifteen historical case studies of international cartels
that include agricultural and mineral commodities, the machinery
industry, telephone equipment, whiskey and cement. Draws together
researchers from different nations to examine the impact of
international cartels on the experience of individual countries;
those nations' interactions with one or more international cartels;
and ultimately with the individual nation's interactions with the
wider international community. Useful literature for researchers,
academics and advanced students in the fields of business and
economic history, political economy, and government policy and
those interested in cartels and their impact on the wider economy.
Cartels, trusts and agreements to reduce competition between firms
have existed for centuries, but became particularly prevalent
toward the end of the 19th century. In the mid-20th century
governments began to use so called 'cartel registers' to monitor
and regulate their behaviour. This book provides cases studies from
more than a dozen countries to examine the emergence, application
and eventual decline of this form of regulation. Beginning with a
comparison of the attitudes to regulation that led to monitoring,
rather than prohibiting cartels, this book examines the
international studies on cartels undertaken by the League of
Nations before World War II. This is followed by a series of
studies on the context of the registers, including the
international context of the European Union, and the importance of
lobby groups in shaping regulatory outcomes, using Finland as an
example. Section two provides a broad international comparison of
several countries' registers, with individual studies on Norway,
Australia, Japan, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. After
examining the impact of registration on business behaviour in the
insurance industry, this book concludes with an overview of the
lessons to be learnt from 20th century efforts to regulate
competition. With a foreword by Harm Schroter, this book outlines
the rise and fall of a system that allowed nations to tailor their
approach to regulating competition to their individual
circumstances whilst also responding to the pressures of
globalisation that emerged after the Second World War. This book is
suitable for those who are interested in and study economic
history, international economics and business history.
Cartels, trusts and agreements to reduce competition between firms
have existed for centuries, but became particularly prevalent
toward the end of the 19th century. In the mid-20th century
governments began to use so called 'cartel registers' to monitor
and regulate their behaviour. This book provides cases studies from
more than a dozen countries to examine the emergence, application
and eventual decline of this form of regulation. Beginning with a
comparison of the attitudes to regulation that led to monitoring,
rather than prohibiting cartels, this book examines the
international studies on cartels undertaken by the League of
Nations before World War II. This is followed by a series of
studies on the context of the registers, including the
international context of the European Union, and the importance of
lobby groups in shaping regulatory outcomes, using Finland as an
example. Section two provides a broad international comparison of
several countries' registers, with individual studies on Norway,
Australia, Japan, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. After
examining the impact of registration on business behaviour in the
insurance industry, this book concludes with an overview of the
lessons to be learnt from 20th century efforts to regulate
competition. With a foreword by Harm Schroter, this book outlines
the rise and fall of a system that allowed nations to tailor their
approach to regulating competition to their individual
circumstances whilst also responding to the pressures of
globalisation that emerged after the Second World War. This book is
suitable for those who are interested in and study economic
history, international economics and business history. Chapter 10
of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF
under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives
4.0 licence and can be accessed in the 'Support Material' section
on Routledge.com.
As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights
can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water
yield? Residents have come to expect reliable, safe, and cheap
water, but natural limits and the costs of maintaining and
expanding water networks are at odds with forms and cultures of
urban water use. Cities in a Sunburnt Country is the first
comparative study of the provision, use, and social impact of water
and water infrastructure in Australia's five largest cities.
Drawing on environmental, urban, and economic history, this
co-authored book challenges widely held assumptions, both in
Australia and around the world, about water management,
consumption, and sustainability. From the 'living water' of
Aboriginal cultures to the rise of networked water infrastructure,
the book invites us to take a long view of how water has shaped our
cities, and how urban water systems and cultures might weather a
warming world.
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