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A network analysis of the ownership relations among transnational corporations shows that 147 corporations (mostly banks) control the bulk of the other ~43,000
by daermonn 13y ago
A network analysis of the ownership relations among transnational corporations shows that 147 corporations (mostly banks) control the bulk of the other ~43,000 transnational corporations: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0025995 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjourna...
Which is, probably, scarier than that other graph, though harder to understand intuitively.
- fragsworth 13y agoIt's worse - the 147 corporations on the top all own each other in a circular manner, and in significant (50%+) amounts. None of them are actually independent. That is an incredible paper. Everyone should read it.