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100	1		_aPetit, Nicolas, _d1978- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aBig tech and the digital economy : _bthe moligopoly scenario / _cNicolas Petit.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aOxford, United Kingdom : _bOxford University Press, _c2020.
300			_axvi, 297 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0	0	_gIntroduction -- _tThe "moligopoly" hypothesis -- _tEconomics of big tech : monopoly v uncertainty -- _tA concrete theory of moligopoly -- _tAntitrust in moligopoly markets -- _tBig tech's novel harms : antitrust or regulation? -- _gConclusion.
520	8		_aThis book asks a simple question: are the tech giants monopolies? In the current environment of suspicion towards the major technology companies as a result of concerns about their power and influence, it has become commonplace to talk of Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, or Netflix as the modern day version of the 19th century trusts. In turn, the tech giants are vilified for a whole range of monopoly harms towards consumers, workers and even the democratic process. In the US and the EU, antitrust, and regulatory reform is on the way. Using economics, business and management science as well legal reasoning, this book offers a new perspective on big tech. It builds a theory of "moligopoly". The theory advances that the tech giants, or at least some of them, coexist both as monopolies and oligopoly firms that compete against each other in an environment of substantial uncertainty and economic dynamism. With this, the book assesses ongoing antitrust and regulatory policy efforts. It demonstrates that it is a mistake to pursue policies that seek to introduce more competition in moligopoly markets subject to technological discontinuities. Often, regulation is a more appropriate instrument, all the more in relation to non-economic harms like privacy violations, fake news, or hate speech.
650		0	_aInternet industry _xLaw and legislation.
650		0	_aMonopolies.
650		0	_aCompetition.
650		0	_aElectronic commerce.
650		7	_aDigital economy. _2eclas
650		7	_aInternet law. _2eclas
650		7	_aCompetition law. _2eclas
650		7	_aMonopolies. _2eclas
650		7	_aOligopolies. _2eclas
650		7	_aCompetition. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00871464
650		7	_aElectronic commerce. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00906906
650		7	_aInternet industry _xLaw and legislation. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00977268
650		7	_aMonopolies. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01025673
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