The passage of the antitrust laws reflected a congressional assumption that competition was most likely to exist in an oligopolistic industrial structure.

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The passage of the antitrust laws reflected a congressional assumption that competition was more likely to exist in an industrial structure characterized by a large number of competing firms than in an oligopolistic industrial structure (concentrated industries dominated by a few large competitors).

The Passage of the Antitrust Laws Reflected a Congressional Assumption