Article:
Sanford M. Litvack, Government Antitrust Policy: Theory Versus Practice and the Role of the Antitrust Division, 60 Texas L. Rev. 649 (1982).
 

Abstract:
In this brief article, the author, a former head of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice during the Carter administration, critiques that division’s approach to enforcement of antitrust laws during the early years of the Reagan administration. The author argues first that the implementation of a purely economic approach as the policy of the Department of Justice undermines the practical, day-to-day operation of the Division as a law enforcement agency. He further argues that limiting the purpose of antitrust enforcement to the promotion of efficiency is inconsistent with the multiple purposes of the laws being enforced. Finally, the author argues that exclusive focus on limiting the application of antitrust laws is unwarranted.