Publisher's Synopsis
A small ruling elite has always been with us.
Of a planet population of eight billion, the real ruling elite, the billionaires, number only twenty-six hundred, or 000034% of world population. Supported by sixty million millionaires, they dominate governments, and heavily influence political policies and legislation.to favor themselves and their corporations, keep citizens divided, and voters impotent. This book revisits selected, relatively well-known periods of history, to show how governance has always been in the hands of an elite few-owners of business and finance-whether they be a royal or a non-royal social upper class. Elitism is explored for its control of governments, extending over four millennia. and related topics of capitalism, inequality, banking, corporations, monopoly and globalism are examined for their well-established continuity. Problems are identified, and potential resolutions-if there remains time to achieve them-are included in the narrative.
