▁the ▁Sierra ▁Club ▁Website ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁L ibr aries ▁Digital ▁Col lections ▁– ▁Port ra its ▁Database ▁An ▁on going ▁database ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁historical ▁port ra its ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁region ▁and ▁also ▁nation wide . ▁In cludes ▁images ▁of ▁Ed mond ▁S . ▁Me any . ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Washington ▁al umn i ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : American ▁histor ians ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Washington ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁S ag ina w , ▁Michigan <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁econom ics ▁and ▁business ▁eth ics , ▁a ▁co er ci ve ▁mon opol y ▁is ▁a ▁firm ▁that ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁raise ▁prices , ▁and ▁make ▁production ▁dec isions , ▁without ▁risk ▁of ▁competition ▁ar ising ▁to ▁draw ▁away ▁their ▁customers . ▁A ▁co er ci ve ▁mon opol y ▁is ▁not ▁merely ▁a ▁sole ▁supp lier ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁kind ▁of ▁good ▁or ▁service ▁( a ▁mon opol y ), ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁opportunity ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁it ▁through ▁means ▁such ▁as ▁price ▁competition , ▁techn ological ▁or ▁product ▁innov ation , ▁or ▁market ing ; ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁field ▁is ▁closed . ▁As ▁a ▁co er ci ve ▁mon opol y ▁is ▁secure ly ▁shield ed ▁from ▁possibility