ALTERNATIVES TO GLOBAL COMPETITION: AN INNOVATIVE MONOPOLY
Among the existing alternatives to competition, namely, cooperation, administrative intervention, necroeconomics, the concentration of competitive advantages at the macro level as a result of distancing from global competition, such an alternative as innovative leadership (innovation monopoly) should be rightfully preferred. The purpose of this study is to substantiate the importance of such an alternative to competition as an innovative monopoly in contrast to the prevailing views on its essence and role in the modern economy, as a temporary, necessarily large business structure that enjoys a liberal attitude of the state. The data sources for the study were analytical and expert reviews of the activities of Microsoft, Google, Huawei, etc., innovative small business structures in the United States (Arkadium, LaveData, Salesforce), the official websites of the Moscow innovation cluster, Novosibirsk and other science cities. The article substantiates the essence of the innovation monopoly as an institution of the digital economy, which has significant positive externalities, the consequence of which is the possibility of its functioning at least within the framework of modern civilization, as a driver of its economic growth due to the high variability of volumes and areas of activity. Based on the analysis of factual material, the author proves the illegality of the approach to this institution as an object outside the legal field of antimonopoly legislation. In the context of global challenges, it is the innovation monopoly that is the preferred alternative to competition.