Price regulation

Japanese: 価格規制 - かかくきせい
Price regulation

...In either supply form, by allowing a monopoly, the government enjoys a cost advantage in supplying by a single company, and in order to prevent the monopoly from abusing its monopoly market power, the government regulates or supervises the business activities of the monopoly. In general, government regulations against natural monopolies can be broadly divided into entry regulations, which restrict entry into the field, and price regulations, which regulate the prices of goods and services. Even in fields that were previously considered natural monopolies, there has been a momentum in recent years to reexamine the nature of government regulations from a theoretical and policy perspective in fields where there are significant changes in market conditions due to changes in the demand structure and technological innovation. ...

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "price regulation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…いずれの供給形態においても,独占を容認することによって一つの企業による供給の費用上の有利さを享受しており,また独占企業による独占的市場支配力の濫用を防止するため,その事業活動に関して政府の規制あるいは監督が行われている。一般に自然独占に対する政府の規制は,当該分野への参入を規制する参入規制と,財貨・サービスの価格を規制する価格規制に大別できる。従来,自然独占といわれていた分野においても,需要構造の変化や技術革新等を背景とした市場条件の変化が顕著にみられる分野については,政府の規制のあり方に関して理論面および政策面からの再検討の機運が近年みられる。…

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