Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Anti-Trust

Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
Represents the beginning of the prosecution of trusts. It was neither powerful nor successful. The Standard Oil Company was judged to be a violation of it. It was finally expanded by the Clayton Anti-Trust Act.


Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914
Lengthened the list of objectionable business practices in the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. It also gave benefits to labor, exempting labor and agricultural organizations from antitrust prosecution, legalizing strikes and peaceful picketing.

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