The 1% indeed: a new study of the global economy and wealth
concentration has identified a complex system of only 147 banks and
corporations around the world which share in the largest chunk of the
change. While that number might not seem too shocking to those of us
paying attention, this study, "by a trio of complex systems theorists at
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, is the first to go
beyond ideology to empirically identify such a network of power,"
writes New Scientist.
In other words: valuable data which will not only strengthen OWS'
political arguments but will help us identify whether, and how, the
global economy is unstable.
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By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
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