Agreements among companies to keep prices at a certain level are known as price-fixing. This practice is considered illegal in many jurisdictions because it restricts free market competition and can lead to higher prices for consumers. Price-fixing can involve formal agreements or informal understandings between competing firms. Antitrust laws are designed to prevent such anti-competitive behavior.
Monopoly
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Collusion between companies who are otherwise competitors in a narrow field can have the same results as a monopoly or near-monopoly: control of prices and restricting other competition. Monopolies are controlled by US law, but interlocking directorates and covert cooperation among companies is more difficult to uncover and prosecute.
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competition leads to lower prices
Monopoly
Defense agreements among nations.
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Flow Energy and First Utility are ranked as two of the cheapest suppliers of gas and electricity. SSE, Scottish Power and Sainsbury Energy are also among the lowest priced providers.
Citizens of the EU enjoy the ability to travel freely to all EU countries without needing a visa. Also, EU citizens enjoy the low prices resulting from trade agreements among EU countries.
A consensus.
Among the largest integrated players are IBM and Hewlett-Packard, which dominate certain product segments of the business, especially in technologies geared toward large companies.
"Between nations" typically refers to interactions, relationships, or agreements involving two specific nations. "Among nations" generally pertains to interactions, relationships, or agreements involving more than two nations.
The phrase "governments instituted among men" means that self rule is a construct. Agreements have to be made among people in order for society to operate relatively smoothly.
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These are called treaties.