Capitalist Networks and Social Power in Australia and New ZealandIt is often asserted that the ruling elite in Western capitalist economies now consists of liberal intellectuals and their media sympathisers. By contrast, this book looks at the real elite in Australian and New Zealand society and shows that there is still a ruling class based upon economic dominance. From an analysis of corporate and public records, interviews, and other primary and secondary data, it develops a picture of networks of power that are changing but are as real as any network in the past. |
Contents
Figures | 4 |
The History of the Australian and New Zealand Ruling Classes | 23 |
What do the Australian and New Zealand Ruling Classes Look | 63 |
Australian Networks of Power | 91 |
The New Zealand Interlocks of Power | 123 |
Think Tanks Corporate Collectivity and the Reproduction | 147 |
Gender and the Ruling Classes | 177 |
Back to the Future | 201 |
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Other editions - View all
Capitalist Networks and Social Power in Australia and New Zealand Georgina Murray Limited preview - 2017 |
Capitalist Networks and Social Power in Australia and New Zealand Georgina Murray Limited preview - 2017 |
Capitalist Networks and Social Power in Australia and New Zealand Georgina Murray No preview available - 2017 |
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