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Re:Jeff Bezos Escapes Scrutiny from His Own Paper–and Its Ri... by idoh on Saturday July 29, 2017 @08:47PM (#14883804)
How do you distinguish between a "natural monopoly" and just a "monopoly"?
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Re:Jeff Bezos Escapes Scrutiny from His Own Paper–and Its Ri... by yorwba on Sunday July 30, 2017 @02:31AM (#14884688)
One clear-cut example of an "unnatural monopoly" would be the state outlawing all but one company in an industry.

A natural monopoly in an area arises from the dynamics of the business itself, other monopolies require external forces to prop them up.

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