This is the story of the radical intervention carried out by the Thatcher administration in response to 1986-89 Monopolies and Mergers Commission inquiry into brewing. It describes the creation of big brewers, the official investigations into what many saw as an uncompetitive structure andthe damaging consequences for consumers and licensees.

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Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2011

ISBN

9780230355583

Topic

Sciences sociales

Subtopic

Sociologie

Cover
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on the Authors
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
1 The “Big Six” Brewers and the Early Investigations
2 Milestones on the Road to a Monopoly Reference
3 The State of Affairs in 1985
4 The OFT Prepares its Case
5 The Conduct of the Inquiry
6 The MMC Receives the Evidence
7 Radical Change Proposed
8 Mixed Reactions to the Report
9 The Government Confronts the Recommendations
10 The Beer Orders Emerge
11 Complying with the Orders
12 Four More Reviews
13 The Big Brewers Fall into Foreign Hands
14 The Regionals React
15 Pub Companies and Licensees
16 Prices and Choice
17 The Beer Market
18 The Beer Orders are Revoked
19 Pubcos Move Centre Stage
20 Summary and Conclusions
What if…?
Appendices
Bibliography
Glossary and Abbreviations
Index