Why do oligarchy exist? List five or six oligopolists whose products you own or regularly purchase. What distinguishes oilgopoly from monopolistic competition?

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Are you sure you mean "oligarchy?"

This is a form of government, not a company or economic entity.
That's how the question is written in the textbook
Then the textbook is wrong.

The word is "oligopoly," not "oligarchy."

Check this site.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/oligopoly.asp