Effects of MergersEffects of Mergers charts the history of six industries with a view to examining the effects of mergers. It deals both with the short and long-term effects of changes in the structure of industry and looks at issues such as whether mergers are in the public interest. |
Contents
| 11 | |
| 23 | |
| 28 | |
The Immediate Effects of the Formation of the APCM 19007 | 43 |
Price Agreements 190010 | 47 |
The Second Combine 1911 | 57 |
191829 | 63 |
192934 | 87 |
APPENDIX Fixed and variable costs page 5 | 208 |
Ruth Cohen | 215 |
21 | 231 |
onwards | 246 |
Conclusions | 266 |
P Lesley Cook | 277 |
28 | 282 |
George Maxcy | 353 |
Price Stability 19349 | 97 |
193955 | 114 |
Conclusions | 119 |
APPENDIX | 127 |
P Lesley Cook 1 Introduction | 131 |
Before the Merger 18501900 | 137 |
The Formation of the Calico Printers Association | 151 |
The Early Years of the Association 19002 | 157 |
190214 | 169 |
The Declining Industry 191839 | 179 |
194554 | 195 |
The Role of the Combine a 191954 | 202 |
b Conclusions | 206 |
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