Superclass
The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
$68.65
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2010
Summary
The Superclass - politicians, military leaders, finance gurus, energy barons, media moguls and thought leaders - is the small group that currently plays the greatest role in shaping the progress of globalization and perhaps the group most changed by that phenomenon, so much so that they have more in common with one another than they do with their own countrymen. And because this group frequently operates outside all national and international regulation, they are often in conflict with the el…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349120256 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349120250 |
| Author: | David Rothkopf |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 280mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
An entertaining and well researched taxonomy of the rich and powerful who shape foreign policy and business in our globalized world. Rothkopf gives us the story behind Davos Man - Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics and author of MAKING GLOBALIZATION WORK and GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
Superclass is a pioneering study of a subject that has often been the preserve of conspiracy theorists. Mr Rothkopf is anything but a crank, and he is right when he says that, these days, the most influential people around the world are also the most global people. - The EconomistA timely book, indeed. - Sun-HeraldAbout The Author
David Rothkopf
David Rothkopf is CEO of the Rothkopf Group, a consulting firm which advises on international economic and securty issues. He has written over 150 articles on international themes for the NEW YORK TIMES, the WASHINGTON POST, the FT and other leading publications worldwide.
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