How strong are anti-monopoly (cartel) laws and protection of competition in US ? Srdjan, anti-trust laws in the United States (e.g. the Sherman AntiTrust law) have likely harmed competition more than fostered it. Market forces are generally self-corrective and don't require arbitrary legal acts such as the Sherman Antitrust Act. Even some "liberal" economists have acknowledged that technological progress in the 20th centruy was compromised because of so-called "anti-monopoly" laws.
