Breaking up giant corporations

As a good Minnesotan, Ms Klobuchar traces in her book the roots of antitrust to the Midwest, when farmers rebelled at the end of the 19th century against the exploitative practices of the railroads

Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age
Author: Amy Klobuchar
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Price: $32.50
Pages: 624

Over the last decade, the handful of technology companies that have grown to a gargantuan size have fuelled concerns among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle over the power wielded by these behemoths. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, chair of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, has championed the effort to revamp antitrust law, the primary weapon we have for combating excessive concentrations of economic might.
 
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