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>At the end of the day, there is no way you as a corporation can entirely subvert a nation state. There are countless examples of this happening, from the East
by alasdair_ 9y ago
>At the end of the day, there is no way you as a corporation can entirely subvert a nation state.
There are countless examples of this happening, from the East India Company (who essentially ruled India for a century) to the United Fruit Company to present-day Shell Oil.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoCan you provide an example present day of a company successfully subverting the US government? To my knowledge, they're even pursuing companies successfully outside of their jurisdiction (Kim Dotcom/MEGA).
- davidgay 9y agoThe relevant link for the "East India Company" would appear to be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company#Regulating_Acts_of_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company#Regulating_... The first sentence there ends with "this clearly established Parliament's sovereignty and ultimate control over the company". So not a very convincing example of company independence over its host nation. [Influence and control over another, relatively weak country is clearly a separate issue, but that's not always clearly separable from the host country's influence]