Strong beer, wine and spirits remain heavily taxed, and retail sales are still conducted through a limited number of state monopoly stores.
Their state-run alcohol monopoly stores, the dreaded Systembolaget, were described by Susan Sontag as "part funeral parlour, part back-room abortionist".
Mr. Tariq, the taxi driver with family in Lahore, says he must use Western Union to send $300 a month because "they have a monopoly on stores and are in every post office".
In Sweden, the legal age for purchasing alcoholic beverages containing over 2.25% alcohol by volume at the monopoly alcohol stores is 20, and for being served alcohol at restaurants is 18.
Prime locations are scarce, so stores often have a local monopoly.
They hope one might walk into a toy store and see their version of Monopoly on the shelf.
Google's plan to create a voluminous online library and store has raised alarms about a potential monopoly over digital books and the hefty pricing that might follow.
For instance, Whole Foods documents referred to Wild Oats stores as a "cash cow" and a "monopoly" in markets where Whole Foods didn't exist.
First, "Monopoly Millionaire" is now in stores.
Moneylenders, purchasing agents, and retail stores typically have local monopolies that allow them to gouge their customers.
For example: monopoly requires players to have room to store their property cards, money, chance/community chest cards, etc. which requires players to have personal space.
