Perhaps this seems archaic in these times but industrial policy and today technology policy, both in theory and practice, suggest some kind of monopolistic or oligopolistic industry structure. In fact excessive competition (kato kyoso in Japanese) has been known to be avoided through policy. Naionalists (leftists) have held such positions. Of course such industrial structures if managed right could work but they are also subject to all kinds of distortions. It is interesting that libertarians would support such an industry structure though I am confident they will not support state intervention to arrive at this structure. I think the motive for libertarians to support such a structure has to do with the rewards of private property and its successful mobilization in the market place. Interstingly Marx's view on the outcome of competition was monopoly, which in turn to would lead to a competitive structure. This dynamic does not seem to be part of the libertarian understanding.
Anthony xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anthony P. D'Costa Professor of Indian Studies Asia Research Centre Copenhagen Business School Porcelænshaven 24, 3 DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph: +45 3815 2572 Fax: +45 3815 2500 http://uk.cbs.dk/arc http://tinyurl.com/4ujecq xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Eugene Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jayson, > > I don't think they have a problem rationalizing monopoly. A number > of people, edging toward libertarianism (right wing variety) take the > position that under certain conditions, competition cannot work and monopoly > or tight oligopoly is to be welcomed. One principled holder of this is > Lester Telser, emeriti at the University of Chicago. Michael Perelman > references Telser occasionally and I have quoted him in the past. One of > the economists who signed the letter waved around in the bailout hearings > last week was George Bittlingmeyer of the U. of Kansas. Bittlingmeyer > believes monopoly under some conditions of production is much more efficient > than competition and publishes academic articles explaining. And a weekly > columnist in the Wall Street Journal, Holman Jenkins, pushes this line hard > on Wednesdays -- oops, until it would force him to advocate regulated > monopoly and then his principles sag a bit. > > Gene Coyle > > > On Sep 29, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Jayson Funke wrote: > > Will the bailout eventually slow, rather than hasten, the threat of an >> even more concentrated monopoly-finance system? IF financial firms are >> left as chum in the shark tank of "market forces," as the neoliberals >> seem to desire in order to keep out the gov., then the number of >> acquisitions and mergers is likely to increase as firms go under, >> leaving fewer and fewer behemoth financial institutions running the >> game. How can monopolies be rationalized within neoliberal ideology? >> >> Jayson >> >> >> Jayson Funke >> Graduate School of Geography >> Clark University >> 950 Main Street >> Worcester, MA 01610 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > --
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