Book contents
- Natural Monopolies in Digital Platform Markets
- Global Competition Law and Economics Policy
- Natural Monopolies in Digital Platform Markets
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Technological Change and Natural Monopolies in Digital Industries
- 3 Horizontal Search
- 4 E-Commerce Marketplaces
- 5 Ride-Hailing Platforms
- 6 The Institutional Dimension of Alternative Policy Options
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 June 2020
- Natural Monopolies in Digital Platform Markets
- Global Competition Law and Economics Policy
- Natural Monopolies in Digital Platform Markets
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Technological Change and Natural Monopolies in Digital Industries
- 3 Horizontal Search
- 4 E-Commerce Marketplaces
- 5 Ride-Hailing Platforms
- 6 The Institutional Dimension of Alternative Policy Options
- 7 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the competition policy debates on market power and concentration in digital platform markets and explains the rationale for the application of the natural monopoly framework as developed in this book.
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- Natural Monopolies in Digital Platform Markets , pp. 1 - 9Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020