I'm happy that somebody has raised this point. David Harvey gives a particularly good analysis of the concept of monopoly as it relates to rent here:http://www.

I'm happy that somebody has raised this point. David Harvey gives a particularly good analysis of the concept of monopoly as it relates to rent here:http://www.socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/view/5778#.VYw0uGpwYv4 http://www.socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/view/... To usefully understand the struggles taking place around Uber's "disruption" of traditional taxis we need a more nuanced perspective than regulation=monopoly=bad/free market=competition=good