The Resource Superclass : the global power elite and the world they are making, David Rothkopf
Superclass : the global power elite and the world they are making, David Rothkopf
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- Summary
- Each of them is one in a million. They number six thousand on a planet of six billion. They run our governments, our largest corporations, the powerhouses of international finance, the media, world religions, and, from the shadows, the world's most dangerous criminal and terrorist organizations. They are the global superclass, and they are shaping the history of our time. Today's superclass has achieved unprecedented levels of wealth and power. They have globalized more rapidly than any other group. But do they have more in common with one another than with their own countrymen, as nationalist critics have argued? They control globalization more than anyone else. But has their influence fed the growing economic and social inequity that divides the world? What happens behind closeddoor meetings in Davos or aboard corporate jets at 41,000 feet? Conspiracy or collaboration? Deal-making or idle self-indulgence? What does the rise of Asia and Latin America mean for the conventional wisdom that shapes our destinies? Who sets the rules for a group that operates beyond national laws? Drawn from scores of exclusive interviews and extensive original reporting, Superclass answers all of these questions and more. It draws back the curtain on a privileged society that most of us know little about, even though it profoundly affects our everyday lives. It is the first in-depth examination of the connections between the global communities of leaders who are at the helm of every major enterprise on the planet and control its greatest wealth. And it is an unprecedented examination of the trends within the superclass, which are likely to alter our politics, our institutions, and the shape of the world in which we live.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 376 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374272104
- Label
- Superclass : the global power elite and the world they are making
- Title
- Superclass
- Title remainder
- the global power elite and the world they are making
- Statement of responsibility
- David Rothkopf
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Each of them is one in a million. They number six thousand on a planet of six billion. They run our governments, our largest corporations, the powerhouses of international finance, the media, world religions, and, from the shadows, the world's most dangerous criminal and terrorist organizations. They are the global superclass, and they are shaping the history of our time. Today's superclass has achieved unprecedented levels of wealth and power. They have globalized more rapidly than any other group. But do they have more in common with one another than with their own countrymen, as nationalist critics have argued? They control globalization more than anyone else. But has their influence fed the growing economic and social inequity that divides the world? What happens behind closeddoor meetings in Davos or aboard corporate jets at 41,000 feet? Conspiracy or collaboration? Deal-making or idle self-indulgence? What does the rise of Asia and Latin America mean for the conventional wisdom that shapes our destinies? Who sets the rules for a group that operates beyond national laws? Drawn from scores of exclusive interviews and extensive original reporting, Superclass answers all of these questions and more. It draws back the curtain on a privileged society that most of us know little about, even though it profoundly affects our everyday lives. It is the first in-depth examination of the connections between the global communities of leaders who are at the helm of every major enterprise on the planet and control its greatest wealth. And it is an unprecedented examination of the trends within the superclass, which are likely to alter our politics, our institutions, and the shape of the world in which we live.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rothkopf, David J.
- Dewey number
- 305.5/209045
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HM1263
- LC item number
- .R68 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Elite (Social sciences)
- Power (Social sciences)
- Label
- Superclass : the global power elite and the world they are making, David Rothkopf
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-355) and index
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- volume
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- nc
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- Content category
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn166378239
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 376 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374272104
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2007036569
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- System control number
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- 929166
- (Sirsi) o166378239
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- Label
- Superclass : the global power elite and the world they are making, David Rothkopf
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-355) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn166378239
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxii, 376 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374272104
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2007036569
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- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
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