Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service
There is one of that product/service so they can charge what ever they want with out worrying about competitors.
Monopolies can make excessive profits by over-charging consumers.
Monopolies can make excessive profits by over-charging consumers.
Government regulation might be used to facilitate competition.
Hydroelectric plants.
to prevent monopolies and collusion (plato)
Monopolies can make excessive profits by over-charging consumers.
Monopolies can make excessive profits by over-charging consumers.
Government regulation might be used to facilitate competition.
When private firms gain monopoly power, usually because of economies of scale, they are in a position to restrict production and raise price with little worry of competition; these are known as natural monopolies.
Hydroelectric plants.
Average costs drop as production rises. This is why natural monopolies are possible.
If one company were to become a monopoly then consumers would not have a choice as to who to give their money to. Consumer choice and competition are cornerstones of capitalist economies, and to preserve them we must put measures into place that prevent the rise of monopolies.
European powers adopted the policy of mercantilism by which colonies existed for the benefit of the parent country. Europeans regulated trade with their colonies, sold monopolies to industries or trading companies, and imposed tariffs to protect their industries from competition.
to prevent monopolies and collusion (plato)
To prevent inflation growth.
large firm means when a business has expand in order to benefit from economies of scale
perfect competition