On the Price Regulation of the Natural Monopoly Industries in the Market Economy——An analysis based on the objective function of the government

Since the foundation of the happening of monopoly is difference,and beyond the scope of increasing cost,the natural monopolies can still continue to impose certain control on the market by brand power or advantage in costs or other factors.The monopoly status of the natural monopolies bears a characteristic of internal continuity.In the process of imposing price regulation on the natural monopoly,the objective function of the government varies at different time points,and thus it can affect the selection of the tools of price regulation.Under the trend towards regulation relaxation in the field of natural monopoly,the price regulation is more and more loose.