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We learned a few lessons from Enron, AIG et al. Clearly the dangers of oligopoly are multifaceted.— CapeCodToday Blog Chowder
The capital costs create a very high barrier to entry, so an oligopoly is just as bad as a monopoly.— GigaOM
Thanks to Why We've Left Ourselves No Way Out: Rob Paterson links to two excellent presentations on the current crises, one an interview of Simon Johnson by Bill Moyers (with a full transcript) that shows how the old-line financial services oligopoly is robbing the US taxpayer blind, and the second— How to Save the World
If you are part of the natural oligopoly, your product quality will be high and people will seek you out.— Journalism Hope - Seeking Hope via Grassroots Journalism
Teachers do not qualify as working in a monopoly or oligopoly-dominated industry.

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