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Or it could be that there are fewer anti-monopoly laws, and that's resulted in huge megacorporations, especially in areas like banking.

• gcp 12y ago
  ...not to mention things like the patent system, which also help the established.
  • muzz 12y ago
    That too, but the patent system hasn't changed since 1980, whereas enforcement of laws against monopolies declined.
    • nitrogen 12y ago
      The courts have changed the way they interact with the patent system multiple times since then.