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100 _aRothkopf, David J.
_q (David Jochanan),
_d 1955-
245 _aSuperclass :
_bthe global power elite and the world they are making /
_cDavid Rothkopf.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aLondon :
_bLittle Brown,
_c2008.
300 _axxii, 376 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [325]-355) and index.
505 _aIntroduction: The power �elite on the promenade -- Each one is one in a million : meet the superclass -- Ceteris non paribus : inequality, backlash, and the New Order -- Lessons of history : the rise and fall of �elites -- The multinational moment : when finance and business became the center of it all -- Globalists vs. nationalists : political fault line for a new century -- The Age of Asymmetry : decline of the titans and the rise of shadow warriors -- The information superclass : the power of ideas -- How to become a member of the superclass : myth, reality, and the psychopathology of success -- The future of the superclass--and what it may mean for the rest of us.
520 _aThey 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? Has their influence fed the growing economic and social inequity that divides the world? Who sets the rules for a group that operates beyond national laws? Drawn from exclusive interviews and extensive original reporting, this book draws back the curtain on a privileged society that most of us know little about, even though it profoundly affects our lives.--From publisher description.
650 _aElite (Social sciences)
650 _aPower (Social sciences)
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