Becoming Quote by Margaret Hodge
“Government must guard against quasi-monopoly suppliers becoming too important to fail, and encourage competition through, for example, splitting up contracts to encourage (smaller businesses) to bid for work.”
About This Quote
Source Parliamentary Debate: Competition Policy
Governments should prevent quasi‑monopolies by splitting contracts to enable smaller firms to compete.
In simple terms: Break up large contracts to foster competition.
Key Takeaway
Promote market diversity.
Themes
policy
competition
government regulation
small business
Mood
concerned
optimistic
Type
policy
analytical
When to use this quote
- public procurement
- industry regulation
- entrepreneurship
Key Concepts
antitrust
market structure
Questions to Reflect On
- How can smaller firms win bids?
- What safeguards prevent collusion?
A Different Perspective
Complex contracts may still favor large firms.
![“We both [me and Andrew Ridgeley ] knew that splitting up was the right thing to do, and there was no animosity between us at all.” quote by George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/970/george-michael-1332_andrew_we-both-me-and-andrew-ridgeley-knew-that_2693578.jpg)
![“The splitting up of color [as Impressionists did] brought the splitting up of form and contour . . . Everything is reduced to a mere sensation of the retina, but one which destroys all tranquility of surface and contour. Objects are differentiated only by the luminosity that is given them.” quote by Henri Matisse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fba/henri-matisse-1641_color_the-splitting-up-of-color-as-impressioni_2074820.jpg)
