The Federal Trade Commission Since 1970 : Economic Regulation and Bureaucratic Behavior (Paperback)

1. Introduction Timothy J. Muris and Kenneth W. Clarkson; Part I. The institutional setting: 2. Statutory powers Timothy J. Muris; 3. Legislative constraints Kenneth W. Clarkson; 4. Judicial constraints Timothy J. Muris; 5. Executive constraints Kenneth W. Clarkson; Part II. Nature and consequence of FTC actions: 6. Bureau of Competition: antitrust enforcement activities Wesley J. Liebeler; 7 Information for antitrust and business activity: line-of-business reporting William Breit and Kenneth G. Elzinga; 8. Industry structure investigations: Xerox's multiple patents and competition Charles J. Goetz and Warren F. Schwartz; 9. Exclusionary practices: shopping center restrictive covenants Kenneth W. Clarkson, Timothy J. Muris, and Donald L. Martin; 10. Legislative powers: FTC rule making Dorsey D. Ellis, Jr.; 11.Rewriting consumer contracts: creditors' remedies Richard L. Peterson; 12 Regulating postpurchase relations: mobile homes Louis De Alessi; 13 Regulating information: advertising overview Mark F. Grady; 14. Special statutes: the structure and operation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act George L. Priest; Part III. Conclusions and reforms: 15. Commission performance, incentives, and behaviour Kenneth W. Clarkson and Timothy J. Muris; 16. What can be done? Timothy J. Muris.