trust busting

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trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)

governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

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To prevent this from happening, they instituted the ultimate "trust busting" program, a federal Constitution that broke up the monopolistic concentration of central government power by dividing it between the states and federal government.

Why Isn't the Largest Monopoly Broken Up?

Regional governments may need to start looking at "trust busting" to prevent the formation of monopolies that could hurt consumers.

VAT has not killed off freedom of choice

Engage in some Teddy Roosevelt style trust busting. The guys on the front lines--the reporters--are breaking their backs for minimal pay compared to those in PR.

The business of journalism needs to be reformed

* Umit Gurun, University of Texas at Dallas; Noah Stoffman, Indiana University; and Scott Yonker, Cornell University, "Trust Busting: The Effect of Fraud on Investor Behavior"