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Reciprocal buying arrangements : a problem in market power? a technical report / by W.T. Stanbury, Faculty of Commerce & Business Administration, University of British Columbia.: Z1-1975/1-41-24E-PDF

"This study examines the question, "To what extent does the practice of reciprocity by business firms constitute an economically significant restraint of trade?" Although there are somewhat different interpretations of the term, at this point we can say that reciprocity refers to trade between firms when the potential volume of one firm's purchases from others induces those others to buy from it. Reciprocal dealing ranges from a mutually convenient exchange of inputs and outputs between firms to what has been called coercive reciprocity. In the latter, the dominant firm in the "partnership", usually on the basis of its purchasing power, uses threats or pressure to induce its suppliers to buy its output"--Introduction, page 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Royal Commission on Corporate Concentration, issuing body.
TitleReciprocal buying arrangements : a problem in market power? a technical report / by W.T. Stanbury, Faculty of Commerce & Business Administration, University of British Columbia.
Series title
  • Study ; no. 24
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Office].
  • Issued also in French under title: Les arrangements d'achats réciproques, un problème du pouvoir de marché? : une recherche scientifique.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254).
  • Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Significance of Reciprocal Dealing: Survey of the Conflicting Views -- Reciprocal Dealing: The Problem of Definition and Classification -- The Extent of Reciprocal Dealing: The Empirical Evidence -- Economic and Managerial Aspects of Reciprocal Buying -- Reciprocal Buying and the Law -- Reciprocity and Canadian Competition Policy -- Footnotes -- Appendices -- Bibliography.
Publishing information
  • Mississauga, Ontario : Phase I Printing Limited, September 1976.
  • Minister of Supply and Services Canada, ©1977
Author / Contributor
  • Stanbury, W. T.,1943- author.
Description1 online resource (ix, 254 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1975/1-41-24E-PDF
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