Monopoly Power

I had advocated the

I had advocated the establishment of a Negro industrial commission. I had gestured against the growth of monopoly power. I had introduced a few civil rights bills. Emanuel Celler

That, in its essence,

That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. Franklin D. Roosevelt

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power. Franklin D. Roosevelt

All rent is based

All rent is based on the monopoly power of private owners of certain portions of the globe. David Harvey

Regulatory fiat cannot create

Regulatory fiat cannot create a market at a technologically interdependent interface. And by the same token, regulation and so-called monopoly power rarely prevail at modular interfaces between stages of value-added technology. Clayton Christensen

The mere possession of

The mere possession of monopoly power, and the concomitant charging of monopoly prices, is not only not unlawful, it is an important element of the free-market system. The opportunity to charge monopoly prices – at least for a short period – is what attracts ‘business acumen’ in the first place; it induces risk taking that … Read more