The purpose of the article is the development of the progressive experience of developed countries regarding leveling the problem of overconcentration of capital and monopolization of the economy in the period of post-industrial transformations. The theoretical and methodological foundations of research in the field of antitrust regulation in the period of post-industrial transformations are based on the fundamental scientific concepts of post-industrialism, theoretical ideas of scientists about the mechanisms and instruments of antimonopoly regulation of the economy. The methods of logical generalization, economic and mathematical modeling, system analysis, and mathematical statistics are used. It was determined that modern transformational processes of the socio-economic system force to reconsider approaches to the study of the laws of the process of civilizational development of society, to take into account and eliminate its contradictions. One of such contradictions is the acceleration of the concentration of capital and the monopolization of the economy, which is exacerbated in the period of the emergence of post-industrialism due to the total informatization and globalization of society. It is noted that in countries with developed market economies, antitrust regulation is one of the most important components of economic policy, because the absence of monopolies, free development, and strengthening of small and medium-sized businesses are necessary conditions for sustainable economic growth. It is important to note that in the context of globalization, competition policy can no longer remain the scope of national antitrust instruments alone, it becomes an object of interstate coordination and interaction, as modern transnational and multinational corporations are becoming virtually beyond the control of traditional global antitrust management institutions. It is proved that effective antitrust regulation of the national economy is the key to ensuring its progressive development; it is the most effective mechanism for supporting free enterprise and competition, property rights, stimulating employment as a source of economic growth. That is why in developed countries the state initiates the development of organizational and legal support of the competitive environment and prevention of monopolies. It regulates economic activity by registering trademarks, defining general terms of agreements, control over profits and expenses, over the prices of products of monopoly entities, transferring monopolies to state ownership, and implementing administrative penalties for violations of antitrust law. The practical value lies in the fact that the scientific research, the results of which are presented in the article, clearly and consistently demonstrates the urgent need to use the progressive experience of developed countries in the field of antitrust regulation. The obtained results can be further used to develop recommendations for determining the directions and formation of mechanisms and tools of the antitrust policy of Ukraine.
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