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The European System of Monopoly
. . . and how to fix it
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Europe's monopoly Problem
. . . and the missing trillions
How finance drives monopoly
Part 1: Private Equity
Amazon's monopoly power: the time for tinkering is over
The European Commission slowly starts to move against Amazon. But is it enough?
The great competitiveness hoax
An open letter signed by some of the world's most prominent economists and regulators - and by us
1
The UK is breaking up Facebook / Meta and (almost) nobody noticed
This is a big deal, and a very good thing
2
The gravitational pull of supermarket chains
. . . and how to stop them squashing their suppliers
Taken, not Earned
Anti-monopoly hits Davos
1
Can breaking up tech monopolies tame disinformation and hate speech?
Yes.
Break Them Up
Why breaking up dominant firms is often the right (but not the only) thing to do.
How Finance Drives Monopoly Power
Part 3: The finance-monopoly freight train
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