monopolizations
Total market captures
Monopolizations are acts of gaining exclusive control over something.
The word usually describes business practices—acquiring competitors, cornering markets, controlling supply chains—but extends to any domination: His monopolization of the conversation annoyed everyone.
The plural suggests multiple instances or strategies: The company's monopolizations across several industries drew regulatory scrutiny.
Against corporate market dominance
- market controlDominance over trade conditions
- price fixingIllegal coordinated rate-setting
- trustsBelieves in reliability
- cartelsCollusive business alliances
consolidation · barriers to entry · predatory pricing · vertical integration · market dominance · conglomerates · mergers · acquisitions
Excessive accumulation of goods
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- exclusive accessPermission limited to few
- land grabbingForcible acquisition of territory
- water rightsLegal allocation of H2O
mineral rights · territorial claims · concessions · raw materials · strategic reserves
Craving others' focus
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- controllingExerting authority over others
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
overbearing · micromanaging · possessiveness · exclusion · gatekeeping · territorial behavior
Value increasing with participation
- walled gardensRestricted, self-contained digital ecosystems
- tech giantsLargest digital corporations
- content moderationReviewing online submissions
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- market controlDominance over trade conditions
- price fixingIllegal coordinated rate-setting
- trustsBelieves in reliability
cartels · consolidation · barriers to entry · predatory pricing · vertical integration · market dominance · conglomerates · mergers · acquisitions · oligopoly
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- exclusive accessPermission limited to few
- land grabbingForcible acquisition of territory
water rights · mineral rights · territorial claims · concessions · raw materials · strategic reserves
attention-seeking
Craving others' focus
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- controllingExerting authority over others
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
one-sided · overbearing · micromanaging · possessiveness · exclusion · gatekeeping · territorial behavior
network effects
Value increasing with participation
- walled gardensRestricted, self-contained digital ecosystems
- tech giantsLargest digital corporations
- content moderationReviewing online submissions
monopolizationsfree competition
Unrestricted commercial rivalry
perfect competition · competitive markets · open competition · open markets · free markets
monopolizationsdemocratization
Transition toward popular rule
distribution · dispersal · sharing · decentralization · open access