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A look at the top 300 most powerful players in world capitalism, who are at the controls of our economic future.Who holds the purse strings to the majority of the world's wealth? There is a new global elite at the controls of our economic future, and here former Project Censored director and media monitoring sociologist Peter Phillips unveils for the general reader just who these players are. The book includes such power players as Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Jamie Dimon, and Warren Buffett.As the number of men with as much wealth as half the world fell from sixtytwo to just eight between January 2016 and January 2017, according to Oxfam International, fewer than 200 superconnected asset managers at only 17 asset management firmseach with well over a trillion dollars in assets under managementnow represent the financial core of the world's transnational capitalist class. Members of the global power elite are the managementthe facilitatorsof world capitalism, the firewall protecting the capital investment, growth, and debt collection that keeps the status quo from changing. Each chapter in Giants identifies by name the members of this international club of multimillionaires, their 17 global financial companiesand including NGOs such as the Group of Thirty and the Trilateral Commissionand their transnational military protectors, so the reader, for the first time anywhere, can identify who constitutes this network of influence, where the wealth is concentrated, how it suppresses social movements, and how it can be redistributed for maximum systemic change.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Giants: The Global Power Elite'? A: The book examines the top 300 most powerful figures in global capitalism and their influence on the economic future.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author is Peter Phillips, a former Project Censored director and media monitoring sociologist.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The book has 352 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'Giants: The Global Power Elite'? A: The book was published on August 8, 2018.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is the book in new condition? A: Yes, the book is listed as new.
- Q: What topics does the book cover? A: The book covers economic conditions, wealth concentration, and the influence of the global power elite on social movements.
- Q: Are there any notable figures mentioned in the book? A: Yes, it includes influential figures such as Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett.
- Q: What can readers expect to learn from this book? A: Readers will gain insights into the network of wealthy influencers and how their actions affect global capitalism.
- Q: Is there any specific focus on financial firms in the book? A: Yes, the book identifies 17 global financial firms that are central to the transnational capitalist class.