Antimonopoly Power

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.