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The best historical example is the British East India Company whose private army conquered India and ruled it for about 100 years. Another example is the United
by guelo 12y ago
The best historical example is the British East India Company whose private army conquered India and ruled it for about 100 years. Another example is the United Fruit Company in South America that bought local armies to crush rebellions.
Since the US government has become so corrupt American companies have found it easy to use the power of the US government to coerce other countries, for example for intellectual property treaties. But it’s feasible that in the future companies might want their own military power to get their way.
- dredmorbius 12y agoAny good references on BEIC and its army?
- chobo 12y agoHow did the power and economic reach of pre-modern organizations like the British East India Company compare to modern megacorporations? -- http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/17mvv1/how_did_the_power_and_economic_reach_of_premodern/ http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/17mvv1/how_di...
- dredmorbius 12y agoNice. I tried asking a similar question on corporate violence a ways back and got moderated out.