The Cartels

From the Encyclopedia Galactica:
 * 1) a written agreement between groups


 * 1) a combination of independent commercial, criminal or industrial enterprises designed to limit competition or fix prices


 * 1) a combination of political groups for common action

as used on Sin 4 (Woorld), a cartel is any criminal organization developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controllingoperations. They range from loosely managed agreements among various criminals to formalized commercial enterprises.

Non-criminal cartels are permitted by Union law, but are rigidly controlled.