International merger activity and the national regulation of mergers: A UK perspective

Empirica

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 279-302

  Cosh, Andy ^a   Hughes, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition policy; International mergers

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; GLOBALISATION; INTERNATIONAL REGULATION; MERGER ACTIVITY; POLICY IMPLICATION; REGULATORY NEED; UK PERSPECTIVE;

EID: 0030406124     PISSN: 03408744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00924974     Document Type: Review

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