The Antitrust Revolution in Europe Exploring The European Commissionʼs Cartel Policy

‘The presentation is lively and will be appealing also to the layman who seeks a scientific yet less legal or economic introduction to the most successful policy of the European Union of the last fifty years.’
– Assimakis P. Komninos, World Competition

‘We can highly recommend this book to lawyers, politicians and political scientists, especially those looking for a broader grounding in cartel policy as all the goal posts seem to be moving. . . it’s a great read McGowan, so thanks at least for the ideas!’ 
– Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine

‘The Antitrust Revolution in Europe is valuable reading for its main audience, ie political scientists specializing in EU politics and policies. . . the book provides an excellent account of the relation between socio-political conditions and the development of antitrust and the reader (including economists) can find a lot of interesting information on the evolution of competition policy in Europe.’
– Konstantinos Charistos and Christos Constantatos, South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics

‘Lee McGowan’s authoritative book is a very welcome addition to the literature on developments in European antitrust. It focuses primarily on EU supernational cartel policy, providing a fascinating, critical account of why policy developed as it has and of its effectiveness in detecting, punishing and deterring cartelists to the present. With its emphasis on institutional structures and decision making processes and its use of examples, the book will be an invaluable reference for political scientists and should also attract a wide readership among economists and lawyers.’
– Eleanor J. Morgan, University of Bath, UK

‘Lee McGowan’s The Antitrust Revolution in Europe is a must-have contribution to any serious bookshelf on EU competition policy. In particular, he skilfully fills a gap in the literature on EU cartel policy. The book will be immensely useful to scholars, students and practitioners interested in the development and future challenges of this under-studied area of competition policy. McGowan deftly employs a politics/public policy approach that usefully applies central themes of actors, ideas and policy developments. McGowan expertly combines historical analysis with careful empirical work on recent developments. His investigation of the internationalisation of cartel policy helps to elucidate the future internal and external challenges in this important policy area.’
– Chad Damro, University of Edinburgh, UK