The Impact of Antitrust Enforcement on the Country's Minerals Posture.
Abstract
Increasing concern has been expressed about the ability of the U.S. minerals industries to develop, process, and obtain continuous access to minerals needed to satisfy the Nation's industrial requirements. In response to this concern a bill was introduced into the House proposing the creation of an executive branch Council on Minerals and Materials and several other measures that would help to establish a national minerals policy. Title VIII of the bill would require the Attorney General to review the U.S. antitrust laws, rules, and regulations to determine their effect on the productivity and profitability of the domestic mining and minerals industries. This title addresses the views of some critics that U.S. antitrust policy has at times been counterproductive, has been too concerned with domestic market concentration, and has reduced the ability of the U.S. minerals industries to achieve adequate economies of scale or to take advantage of other cooperative arrangements that would allow them to better compete with overseas competitors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 07, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA108480
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office