Barry C. Lynn
Antimonopoly Power
The Global Fight Against Corporate Concentration
Foreign Affairs, 2021
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Concentrations of global economic and political power threaten US security.
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Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon dominate information dissemination, leverage data collection and wield enormous political influence. The power these firms exercise rivals that of Standard Oil and Carnegie Steel more than a century ago, says policy expert Barry C. Lynn. But corporate monopolies are just one piece of a broader global narrative, he writes: Political and economic power is becoming highly concentrated among a relatively small number of nations, businesses and alliances. Lynn offers a thoughtful examination of monopoly behavior – and what it takes to mitigate it – in this compelling report.
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About the Author
Barry C. Lynn is the executive director of the Open Markets Institute and the author of Liberty From All Masters: The New American Autocracy vs. the Will of the People.
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