It could be argued that being "centralized" it not a characteristic of postmodernism, since in the post-modern world things are more interconnected and "spread out" than ever.
The roles of European monopoly companies on the development of overseas territories are:
They were profit-driven
They wanted an competitive market
They would get cheaper labor
They would get cheaper materials
A monopolistic market is one where there is only one producer and distributor in a market, without any significant competitor.
The Europeans wanted a monopolistic market so they had to expand overseas as a means of getting cheap labor and other advantages which would help them increase profit.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired here.
