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... institutes, which are able to create money and produce liquidity with immediate effect. It iss a monopoly that was transferred to the national bank a long t...
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In recent policy debates in Europe, the question 'what has competition done for Europe?' has been posed at the highest levels. This question merits careful reflection. Competition as it is understood by mainstream economic and legal scholars refers not to an ideology but to inter-firm rivalry in markets. Such rivalry ensures that consumers enjoy choice, low prices, and good value for money. The authors consider the historical origins and development as well as the current role and effects of competition policy in Europe. The latter includes legal provisions that address anti-competitive practices by firms and activities aimed at promoting competition in respect of potentially anti-competitive government measures. They conclude that such policy has made essential contributions to the hig...
... have played in addressing natural monopoly issues (see PITTMAN 2004). The prominence of compe...
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...Government regulations, including anti-monopoly laws, are making deals more challenging for multin...
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... TPE331 turboprops, has a virtual monopoly of its market sector. If civil versions are includ... of the RAH-66 Comanche programme has freed money for other US Army projects, and this has evidently...
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Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, managed to erase "free and undistorted competition" from the proposed new EU Treaty as a main aim of the European Union. Afterwards, he asked rhetorically what competition has done for Europe. This article is an attempt to reply to that very important question. The view of competition and its effects among decision-makers is likely to affect numerous policy outcomes. Throughout history, there has been a struggle between freedom and control in Europe. Competition is the result of economic freedom and the absence of interventions in the economy by the state. And it has done very much indeed for Europe. It may be the single most important reason why the average income in Western Europe is 14 times higher today than in 1820. If anything, Europe needs mo...
...The opposite - a monopoly - has no such incentives. Few and low barriers to ... of reforming and competing, they received money for nothing. Today, only marginal sects argue that...
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..., governments increasingly wanted a monopoly on mail services. . Certain countries went on to s... the establishment of the international money-order system in 1878 and the introduction of an in...
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.... Swisscom, a former state monopoly, argues that it has to maintain the lines, which r... Sunrise and Orange charge a lot of money for calls to their mobile networks. . For calls to...
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... the state's squandering of taxpayers' money and economic mismanagement both in the public and ... on Swatch Group, which enjoys a nearly monopoly status in the area of watchworks manufacture. >Nic...
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.... Swisscom, the former state monopoly, is the primary. provider in Switzerland. Since it... telephone number and may be able to save money on individual telephone calls. . According to the ...
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... much better than in England for the same money". Hardly surprising that he soon became a full-tim... shaking the former complacency and near-monopoly of Swissair. . British fashion is also creating hu...