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The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets (Thomas Philippon)
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The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets by economist Thomas Philippon is a nonfiction work of political economy that investigates an uncomfortable puzzle: why many everyday services appear to cost more in the United States even though the country is often seen as the home of competitive capitalism. Using a mix of data driven analysis and comparative case work, Philippon argues that the United States has gradually moved away from the pro competition framework that once distinguished its economy. Over recent decades, many industries have become more concentrated, and dominant firms have gained the ability to raise prices, deter entry, and shape the rules that govern them. A central move in the book is to compare market outcomes and regulatory choices in the United States with those in Europe, where competition policy has often become more assertive. The purpose is not to reject markets, but to explain how weaker antitrust and regulatory capture can make markets less free in practice.
The Great Reversal is best suited to readers who want a data oriented explanation of why many American industries feel less competitive than the national mythology suggests. Policymakers, journalists, business leaders, and students of economics and public policy will gain the most, but informed general readers can also follow the argument because it is anchored in concrete comparisons and consumer facing examples. The intellectual benefit is a clearer framework for separating pro market policy from pro incumbent policy. Philippon argues that the relevant debate is not capitalism versus regulation, but whether rules and enforcement keep markets contestable. Practically, the book equips readers to evaluate mergers, sector specific regulations, and lobbying claims with sharper questions: does this change lower barriers to entry, increase choice, and pressure firms to invest, or does it entrench existing power. Compared with other popular books on inequality or corporate dominance, this one stands out for making cross country benchmarking central to the case, using Europe as a real world contrast that challenges assumptions about where freer markets actually exist. It also links competition to everyday welfare through prices and service quality, not just abstract measures of efficiency. The result is a focused argument for renewing antitrust and rebuilding institutions that protect competition for ordinary consumers and workers.
- Amazon USA Store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081DBHF61?tag=9natree-20
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- Read more: https://english.9natree.com/read/B081DBHF61/
#antitrustenforcement #marketconcentration #regulatorycapture #consumerprices #USEuropecomparison #TheGreatReversal
The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets by economist Thomas Philippon is a nonfiction work of political economy that investigates an uncomfortable puzzle: why many everyday services appear to cost more in the United States even though the country is often seen as the home of competitive capitalism. Using a mix of data driven analysis and comparative case work, Philippon argues that the United States has gradually moved away from the pro competition framework that once distinguished its economy. Over recent decades, many industries have become more concentrated, and dominant firms have gained the ability to raise prices, deter entry, and shape the rules that govern them. A central move in the book is to compare market outcomes and regulatory choices in the United States with those in Europe, where competition policy has often become more assertive. The purpose is not to reject markets, but to explain how weaker antitrust and regulatory capture can make markets less free in practice.
The Great Reversal is best suited to readers who want a data oriented explanation of why many American industries feel less competitive than the national mythology suggests. Policymakers, journalists, business leaders, and students of economics and public policy will gain the most, but informed general readers can also follow the argument because it is anchored in concrete comparisons and consumer facing examples. The intellectual benefit is a clearer framework for separating pro market policy from pro incumbent policy. Philippon argues that the relevant debate is not capitalism versus regulation, but whether rules and enforcement keep markets contestable. Practically, the book equips readers to evaluate mergers, sector specific regulations, and lobbying claims with sharper questions: does this change lower barriers to entry, increase choice, and pressure firms to invest, or does it entrench existing power. Compared with other popular books on inequality or corporate dominance, this one stands out for making cross country benchmarking central to the case, using Europe as a real world contrast that challenges assumptions about where freer markets actually exist. It also links competition to everyday welfare through prices and service quality, not just abstract measures of efficiency. The result is a focused argument for renewing antitrust and rebuilding institutions that protect competition for ordinary consumers and workers.
