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ABSOLUTE MONOPOLY [1 record]

Record 1 2011-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Market Structure (Trade)
CONT

pure or absolute monopoly exists when a single firm is the sole producer of a product for which there are no close substitutes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
CONT

la notion de monopole (...) se définit maintenant a partir d'une distinction entre monopole pur et monopole isolé. Le monopoleur "pur" serait celui qui [pourrait] obtenir tout le revenu des consommateurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía
  • Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
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