Global Elites : The Opaque Nature of Transnational Policy Determination

Exploring the nature, configuration and influence of global elites, this book examines the impact of elites on transnational policy development and strategically on corporations as board members of PLCs and international joint ventures. Overall, the book provides a balanced view of how our present day elites operate. Front Matter....Pages i-xx From Local Elites to a Globally Convergent Class: A Historical Analytical Perspective....Pages 1-37 On Values, Invisibility(ies) and Elites....Pages 38-53 Global Capitalism Theory and the Emergence of Transnational Elites....Pages 54-73 Panopticism, Elites and the Deinstitutionalisation of the Civic....Pages 74-86 The Creation of Shared Understanding: Political and Economic Consensus and the Role of the Market in Transformational Policy Discourse....Pages 87-102 The Precession of Simulacra: Elites in the Post-Industrial Society....Pages 103-115 Social Value Creation by Elites....Pages 116-126 Elitism, Class and the Democratic Deficit: Founding Themes of the American Republic....Pages 127-137 New Turkish Business Elites: Resources, Networks, Boundaries and Mobility....Pages 138-156 Board Directors as Elites in the Context of International Joint Ventures....Pages 157-173 Joining the Global Elites: Dilemmas for China in Reforming its Systems of Scientific and Technological Innovation....Pages 174-188 Strategising from the Perspective of Global Elites....Pages 189-199 Leadership Skills of the Political Elites: The Case of Ohio....Pages 200-221 Entrepreneurs as Elites....Pages 222-240 A Multi-level Understanding of the Careers of Minority Ethnic Elites....Pages 241-261 Urban Elites in Eighteenth-Century Northampton....Pages 262-285 Delicate Empiricism: An Action Learning Approach to Elite Interviewing....Pages 286-307 Leadership Hubris: Achilles’ Heel of Success....Pages 308-331 Back Matter....Pages 332-342 The globalization of capital has fostered a 'below the radar' global elite that occasionally surfaces at global events, such as Davos and the Bilderberg gatherings. Global Elites: The Opaque Nature of Transnational Policy Determination draws attention to the extensive reach of an emergent ruling class of political, financial and corporate interests. This original collection from internationally renowned authors captures the nature of elites across varying cultural regimes. In this text, the rich history of elites and their shaping of world affairs, even in times of rudimentary technology, is balanced by insightful studies of elites today. The rich, the famous, the entrepreneurial and even the migrants are scrutinised. The critical question is what do elites really contribute? Certainly their philanthropic effort is evident, but so too is their inclination for self absorption. This expoš of the global class is penetratingly illuminating, especially the conclusion that chaos could be the order of the day, if global elite networks lacked cohesion