false 2045737 3 <div><div>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&#8217;s most dangerous criminal and terrorist organizations. They are the global superclass, and they are shaping the history of our time.</div><div> </div><div>Today&#8217;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?</div><div> </div><div>Drawn from scores of exclusive interviews and extensive original reporting, <i>Superclass </i>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.</div></div> 2050670 18 3 2008 Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making total:41|5:3|4:17|3:16|2:3|1:2| 41 139 136 16 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 21 13:27:39 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 27 11:01:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 10:49:27 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 11:00:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 18:12:58 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 00:53:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 17:21:25 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 17:29:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 10 06:08:08 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 06:12:24 -0700 2009
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