Antitrust Consent Decrees in Theory and Practice. Why Less Is More

《反托拉斯同意裁决理论与实践. 为何少即是多》

【美】里查德·爱波思坦 著

AEI 出版社，2007年3月版，164页，定价20美元

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吴 越 译

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For over one hundred years, the antitrust consent decree has been a major weapon in the federal enforcement of antitrust laws. 一百多年来，反托拉斯同意裁决一直是联邦实施反托拉斯法的主要武器。In Antitrust Consent Decrees in Theory and Practice, Richard A. Epstein undertakes the first systematic study of their use and effectiveness from both a historical and analytical perspective.在《反托拉斯同意裁决理论与实践》一书中，里查德·爱波思坦首次从历史与分析角度对其运用与效果进行了系统研究。

Epstein observes how differences in antitrust philosophy can shape the kinds of comprehensive settlements that the government will seek and the courts will grant. 爱波思坦洞察到反托拉斯哲学的差异性如何形成了政府所追求的并且是法院所裁决的“全面解决”类型。Epstein takes issue with aggressive antitrust enforcement strategies that seek to use government power to fundamentally alter industry structures or the business practices of regulated firms, in some instances leading to their breakup. 爱波思坦探讨了寻求将政府权力用于根本性改变工业结构或受规制企业的商业实践的那种攻击性的反托拉斯实施策略带来的问题，在某些例子中这种策略导致了企业的分裂。 To explain the perils of that approach, Epstein carefully examines the history of consent decree litigation, culminating in detailed studies of the AT&T breakup and the government antitrust actions against Microsoft. 为了说明这种策略的危害，爱波思坦谨慎地检视了同意裁决诉讼的历史，详细研究美国电报电话公司的分裂以及政府针对微软公司的反托拉斯诉讼并得出定论。

Applying modern theories of antitrust analysis, Epstein's central thesis is that bold antitrust remedies that are not tightly tied to a defensible theory of wrongful conduct often prove counterproductive. 运用反托拉斯分析的现代原理，爱波思坦的核心命题是，冒然的反托拉斯救济措施倘若不与可防卫的（站得住脚的）的过失行为主义理论紧密结合起来，其结果通常是反效率的。Such measures typically force firms to adopt business practices and structural reorganizations that substantially impede their ability to compete effectively in the marketplace. 这样的措施通常会强制企业接受将根本地妨碍其在市场中的有效竞争的商业实践和结构性重组。The disparate fates of AT&T and Microsoft are the result of a major and fruitful shift in thinking about the use and limits on the antitrust laws in a wide variety of industrial contexts. 美国电报电话公司与微软公司的迥然不同的命运正是在工业的广泛多样化背景下对反托拉斯法的运用与限制的富有成效的思维大转向的见证。

Antitrust Consent Decrees in Theory and Practice will be of interest to any reader who is concerned with the larger implications of the government regulation of law and business. 《反托拉斯同意裁决理论与实践》对任何关注政府规制法律与商业的广泛影响的读者而言都将是有趣的。Epstein brings nearly forty years of personal knowledge and experience to this matter. 爱波思坦将接近四十年的个人知识与经验倾注于这一问题。Written in a clear and nontechnical style, this book should prove an invaluable resource to any student of regulation and economic policy, as well as lawyers and policymakers concerned with antitrust litigation. 清晰以及非技术性的写作方式将表明，本书对规制与经济政策（专业）的学生、关注反托拉斯诉讼的律师及政策制定者而言都将是极有价值的文献。

Richard A. Epstein is the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School and the Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

里查德·爱波思坦系芝加哥大学法学院“James Parker Hall杰出服务法学教授”以及（斯坦福大学）Hoover研究所“Peter and Kirsten Bedford高级研究员”。

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