can ▁be ▁accomplished ▁only ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁government ▁inter vention , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁special ▁reg ulations , ▁subs id ies , ▁or ▁franch ises ." ▁Some ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁a ▁mon opol ist ▁themselves ▁may ▁" emp loy ▁violence " ▁to ▁create ▁or ▁maintain ▁a ▁co er ci ve ▁mon opol y . ▁ ▁Some ▁recommend ▁that ▁government ▁create ▁co er ci ve ▁mon opol ies . ▁For ▁example , ▁claims ▁of ▁natural ▁mon opol y ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁just ification ▁for ▁government ▁interven ing ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁mon opol y ▁( g overn ment ▁mon opol y ▁or ▁government - gr anted ▁mon opol y ) ▁where ▁competition ▁is ▁out la wed , ▁under ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁multiple ▁fir ms ▁providing ▁a ▁good ▁or ▁service ▁ent ails ▁more ▁collect ive ▁costs ▁to ▁an ▁economy ▁than ▁that ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁case ▁if ▁a ▁single ▁firm ▁provided ▁a ▁good ▁or ▁service . ▁This ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁done ▁with ▁electric ity , ▁water , ▁tele communic ations , ▁and ▁mail ▁delivery . ▁Some ▁econom ists ▁believe ▁that ▁such ▁co er ci ve ▁mon opol ies ▁are ▁benef icial ▁because ▁of ▁greater ▁econom ies ▁of ▁scale ▁and ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁interest , ▁while ▁Judge ▁Richard ▁Pos ner ▁fam ously ▁argued ▁in ▁Natural ▁Mon opol y ▁and ▁Its ▁Reg ulation ▁that ▁the ▁dead weight ▁losses ▁associated ▁with ▁reg ulating ▁such ▁mon opol ies ▁were ▁greater ▁than ▁any ▁possible ▁benefit . ▁ ▁Private