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2008 book by David Rothkopf
Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making
is a book about
global governance
by American author
David Rothkopf
, released in March 2008 by publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
. The book claims that the world population of 6 billion people is subject to the immense influence of an
elite
(i.e. The Superclass) of six thousand individuals.
Until the late 20th century, governments of the
great powers
provided most of the superclass, accompanied by a few heads of international movements (i.e., the
Pope
of the
Roman Catholic Church
) and entrepreneurs (
Rothschilds
,
Rockefellers
). According to Rothkopf, in the early 21st century, economic clout?fueled by the explosive expansion of international trade, travel and communication?rules. Further, the
nation-state
's power has diminished shrinking politicians to minority
power broker
status. Leaders in international business, finance and the defense industry not only dominate the superclass, they move freely into high positions in their nations' governments and back to private life largely beyond the notice of elected legislatures (including the
U.S. Congress
), which remain abysmally ignorant of affairs beyond their borders. He proposes that the superclass' disproportionate influence over national policy is constructive but always self-interested, and that around the world, few object to corruption and oppressive governments provided they can do business in these countries.
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