Overview

This absorbing book addresses the seemingly simple question of who rules the world by linking it to debates about who owns the world and what this means for the dynamics of global power distribution. Several expert contributors focus on global issues, including the role of transnational finance, interlocking directorates, ownership and tax havens. Others examine how these issues at the global level interact with the regional or nation state level in the US, the UK, China, Australia and Mexico. The book scrutinizes globalization from a fresh, holistic perspective, examining the relationship between the national and transnational to uncover the most significant structures and agents of power. Possible policy futures are also considered. Academics and researchers across a varied spectrum of fields encompassing business and management, international studies and public policy will find this book both fascinating and important. Contributors: W.K. Carroll, B. Cronin, F.-X. Dudouet, E. Gremont, J. Harris, G. Murray, D. Peetz, A. Salas-Porras, J. Scott, C.L. Staples, A. van Fossen, A. Vion

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Author:   Georgina Murray ,  John Scott
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.552kg
ISBN:  

9780857935519

ISBN 10:   0857935518
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   31 August 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Capital Mobilization, Transnational Structures, and Capitalist Classes John Scott 2. The Financialization of Global Corporate Ownership David Peetz and Georgina Murray 3. Capital Relations and Directorate Interlocking: The Global Network in 2007 William K. Carroll 4. The Transnational Capitalist Class and Tax Havens Anthony van Fossen 5. The Business Roundtable and the Transnational Capitalist Class Clifford L. Staples 6. Transnational Business Networks in the Eurozone: A Focus on Four Major Stock Exchange Indices Francois-Xavier Dudouet, Eric Gremont and Antoine Vion 7. The Transnational Class in Mexico: New and Old Mechanisms Structuring Corporate Networks (1981-2010) Alejandra Salas-Porras 8. National and Transnational Structuring of the British Corporate Elite Bruce Cronin 9. Australia's Ruling Class: A Local Elite, a Transnational Capitalist Class or Bits of Both? Georgina Murray 10. Outward Bound: Transnational Capitalism in China Jerry Harris 11. Corporate Futures and the Consequences from the Top End of Town Georgina Murray Index

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`This volume brings together leading scholars from around the world and a cross-section of some of the most exciting and cutting edge research on transnational capitalists. The varied contributions are timely. They provide great insight into the structures and processes behind today's international business and political headlines. It is a must read for scholars and students of the new global capitalism.' -- William I. Robinson, University of California, Santa Barbara, US

'This volume brings together leading scholars from around the world and a cross-section of some of the most exciting and cutting edge of research on transnational capitalists. The varied contributions are timely. They provide great insight into the structures and processes behind today's international business and political headlines. It is a must read for scholars and students of the new global capitalism.' - William I. Robinson, University of California at Santa Barbara, US

'This volume brings together leading scholars from around the world and a cross-section of some of the most exciting and cutting edge research on transnational capitalists. The varied contributions are timely. They provide great insight into the structures and processes behind today's international business and political headlines. It is a must read for scholars and students of the new global capitalism.' -- William I. Robinson, University of California, Santa Barbara, US

Author Information

Edited by Georgina Murray, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Australia and John Scott, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Plymouth University and Visiting Professor, University of Essex, University of Exeter, UK

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