2017-07-30T03:24:01+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Sherman Antitrust Act, State monopoly capitalism, Network effect, Patent, Copyright term, Public utility, Trust (business), Statute of Monopolies, Private finance initiative, Energy liberalisation, Practice of law flashcards
Monopoly (economics)

Monopoly (economics)

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  • Sherman Antitrust Act
    The Sherman Antitrust Act (Sherman Act, 26 Stat. 209, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1–7) is a landmark federal statute in the history of United States antitrust law (or "competition law") passed by Congress in 1890.
  • State monopoly capitalism
    The theory of state monopoly capitalism was initially a Marxist doctrine popularised after World War II.
  • Network effect
    In economics and business, a network effect (also called network externality or demand-side economies of scale) is the effect that one user of a good or service has on the value of that product to other people.
  • Patent
    A patent (/ˈpætənt/ or /ˈpeɪtənt/) is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention.
  • Copyright term
    Copyright term is the length of time copyright subsists in a work before it passes into the public domain.
  • Public utility
    A public utility (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure).
  • Trust (business)
    A trust or corporate trust is an American English term for a large business with significant market power.
  • Statute of Monopolies
    The Statute of Monopolies was an Act of the Parliament of England notable as the first statutory expression of English patent law.
  • Private finance initiative
    The private finance initiative (PFI) is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" (PPPs) by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital.
  • Energy liberalisation
    Energy liberalisation refers to the liberalisation of energy markets, with specific reference to electricity generation markets, by bringing greater competition into electricity and gas markets in the interest of creating more competitive markets and reductions in price by privatisation.
  • Practice of law
    In its most general sense, the practice of law involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiations and court proceedings such as lawsuits, and is applied to the professional services of a lawyer or attorney at law, barrister, solicitor, or civil law notary.