Monopoly Power

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Across
  1. 3. The joining together of two or more separate commercial businesses into a single firm, which the government regulates to prevent monopoly formation.
  2. 4. The Australian regulatory watchdog responsible for enforcing the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and blocking anti-competitive mergers.
  3. 5. High economic obstacles, such as setup costs or legal restrictions, that block new competitor firms from entering a monopoly market.
  4. 6. A market structure where there is only one dominant supplier of a product or service, resulting in a total absence of competition.
Down
  1. 1. Restructuring a public enterprise (like Sydney Water) to operate efficiently like a commercial business while remaining 100% government-owned.
  2. 2. The process of selling a government-owned asset or monopoly (like Telstra or Qantas) completely to private shareholders.