Antitrust legislation aims at increasing social welfare and competition.
Another View: Anti-trust legislation has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with social programs. They are laws to prevent large companies, or combinations of companies, from banding together to control the flow of goods or services and thereby control prices of a particular product or products to the detriment of the consuming public.
In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to promote competition in business.
To restore competition between similar businesses.
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
Sherman Antitrust Act.
These trust agreements would result in a monopoly. To combat this sort of business behavior, Congress passed antitrust legislation.
The 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act Labor excluded unions and agricultural cooperatives from antitrust laws
Clayton Antitrust Act
Clayton Antitrust Act.
James H. Sneed has written: 'Antitrust' -- subject(s): Antitrust law, Law and legislation, Medical care
Weakened antitrust legislation
the provent monopkt
Sherman antitrust act