Operating a monopoly

Exclusive possession of the trade in some commodity or resource, whether acquired or granted by law. Monopolies are held by one person, company or government; oligopolies by several, such as a cartel. In practice the monopoly needs to dominate a given sector to the point where fair competition ceases to exist and other producers lose their market and bargaining power.

1. Monopolies centralize the dealings of a commodity, allowing products, services and prices to be planned rationally as market and economic circumstances require.

1. Monopolies neglect the natural product improvements which occur through competition for markets, and concentrate excessive wealth and power in the hands of a few people. Labour viewed as a service commodity may be unfairly monopolized by trade unions with a result of driving the cost of labour up and restricting training and work-force entrance opportunities to youth, women, migrants and minorities.

1. Using economies of scale
2. Using cartels
3. Operating-Producing

1. Simple capital monopoly
2. Providing patent coverage
3. Operating state monopoly in capitalism

1. Strengthening monopoly
2. Limiting monopolies
3. Improving efficiency of trade

1. Advocating oligarchy

1. Advocating free access to telecommunication networks

1. Union monopoly and violence
2. Unfair air transport practices
3. Undue concentration of capitalist banks
4. Television monopoly
5. Super-power monopoly of advanced nuclear warfare technology
6. Satellite transmission monopoly
7. Restrictive practices in the beverages and tobacco trade
8. Purchasing monopolies
9. Protectionism in the telecommunications industries
10. Protectionism in the automobile industry
11. Oligopolies
12. Newspaper monopoly
13. Monopoly power due to advertising
14. Monopoly of the media
15. Monopoly of the economy by corporations
16. Monopoly of nuclear power techniques
17. Monopoly of competence for intervention in the future
18. Monopoly consumer services
19. Monopolization of agricultural genetic resources
20. Monopolistic activity by transnational enterprises
21. Monopolies
22. Liner shipping cartels
23. Legal profession's monopoly of court proceedings
24. Insurance monopolies in capitalist countries
25. Industrial gas monopolies
26. Foreign exchange monopoly
27. Food monopolies
28. Film monopoly
29. Energy monopolies
30. Aluminium monopolies
31. Aerospace monopolies

1. Monopoly
2. Habit-forming
3. Cartel