Competition Law and International Trade: The European Union and the Neo-Liberal Factor

Authors

David J. Gerber

Abstract

Ordoliberalism, a particular version of European Neo-Liberal thought, has played a central role in the relationship between competition law and trade policy with the European Union. The substantive component of this body of thought, which is based in Germany, emphasizes the importance of a transaction-based economy and economic freedom; the process component emphasizes the need for juridical processes in economic policy-making. Ordoliberalism has shaped European Union competition law and trade policy and their roles in European integration, and its weakening may cause major changes in that relationship.

First Page

37

Recommended Citation

David J. Gerber, Competition Law and International Trade: The European Union and the Neo-Liberal Factor, 4 Pac. Rim L & Pol'y J. 37 (1995).
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