Explain the Source of Monopoly Power for DeBeers' Diamond Mine

question 112

Essay

Explain the source of monopoly power for DeBeers' Diamond Mine in South Africa, Microsoft (owned by Bill Gates), the American Medical Association (which licenses doctors), Polaroid's Instant Picture Cameras, USAir (which owns virtually all the gates at the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina), and electric utilities.

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