In economics, a monopoly (from the Latin word monoplium - Greek language monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a kind of product or service. Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable substitute goods.
Monopoly should be distinguished from monopsony, in which there is only one buyer of the product or service; it should also, strictly, be distinguished from the (similar) phenomenon of a cartel. In a monopoly a single firm is the sole provider of a product or service; in a cartel a centralized institution is set up to partially coordinate the actions of several independent providers (which is a form of oligopoly).
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About.com Monopoly NetLinks - Annotated links to a variety of Monopoly resources, including where to play online, the game's history, and information for collectors.
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Durango Bill's Monopoly Probabilities - Statistical and graphics data for End-of-turn, Land-on, and per-dice-roll Monopoly probabilities.
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Etailgifts - Monopoly games, accessories, and products available. From 1935 to 2003. New and out of print editions are in stock.
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Free Monopoly Online - Features calculator tools to determine a player's net worth based on the properties they own, and also a tool that calculates the probabilities of landing on certain properties based on where the player is starting.
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Game Spice Expansion for Monopoly - An expansion set for the board game Monopoly. Includes several other expansion sets for other games.
Monoploly Tournaments - An annual World Championship online Monopoly Tournament, with players from around the world, competing for the title of Best at Monopoly
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Monopoly Catalog - Catalog of Monopoly and related games for collectors, with photographs.
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Monopoly Collector - Game history, facts about different versions, site owner's collection, official rules, and some sales.
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Monopoly National Championship Quiz Answers - Provides answers to the quiz.
Monopoly Rents - A table of costs and various rents in the UK version of Monopoly.
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Monopoly.com - News, merchandise, history, tournaments.
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MonopolyLinks.com - A monopoly directory with rules, history, graphics, books, articles, software, forums, playsites, leagues, and tournaments.
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Probabilities in the Game of Monopoly - Probabilities in the game Monopoly including land on frequencies, expected earnings, and payback times.
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Richard's Monopoly - Contains a list of Richard Wilding's collection, as well as links and a wanted page for buying and selling items.
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Washington Free Press: Anti-Monopoly - A professor and a freelance writer are determined to set history straight on the origin and theft of a favorite American pastime. By Burton H. Wolfe.
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Who Invented Monopoly? - A collection of articles about the classic board game's claimed and actual origins, and photographs of early game pieces.
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