Filip Lubinski

My review of Charles R. Geisst’s “Just Price in the Markets: A History” is available in the History of Economic Ideas (2024/2).

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Charles R. Geisst’s latest book culminates in his long list of publications on financial markets, big business, and economic justice. In this work, the author adopts the historical perspective to study the metaphysical concept of a ‘just price’. However, despite adopting a specific methodology for research on such an abstract idea, the book can interest a wide range of readers. What is particularly important from this reader’s perspective is that Geisst’s newest publication might be of great value to competition lawyers. Not only for those interested in the theory and history of this field but also for those who deal with it in practice. It results from three reasons, which I would like to present in the following paragraphs of this review. The first concerns the theoretical foundations of competition law, the second is topics related to it presented in the book, and the third is the ongoing discussions on its future.