Rethinking European Competition Law: From a Consumer Welfare to a Capability Approach

European competition law is predominantly focused on maximizing consumer welfare. This overarching purpose (which is supported by economic theory) leaves little place for safeguarding non-economic values, such as sustainability. This makes it difficult to allow cooperation between companies to contr...

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Main Authors: Rutger Claassen, Anna Gerbrandy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University School of Law 2016-01-01
Series:Utrecht Law Review
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Online Access:http://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/10.18352/ulr.321/