How does Monopolistic Competition differ from Oligopolistic Competition?
"Monopolistic Competition" is, unless I'm missing something, an
oxymoron. "Monopoly" implies "no competitors," so who, precisely,
is the monopoly supposed to be competing with?
In an oligopoly, there are a few competitors, so there actually
could be some competition; however, the term is generally used in a
trust situation where the "competitors" more or less agree not to
actually compete.