Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) - After pressure from the people, Congress passed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which forbade combinations in restarint of trade but was largely unsuccessful because it left loopholes.
Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914 - Lengthened the list of buisiness practices deemed objectionable like price discrimination and interlocking directorates. It also sought to exempt labor and agricultural organizations from anit-trust prosecution and legalized picketing and strikes.
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