Capitalist Networks and Social Power in Australia and New Zealand
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Political Science
| Author: | Georgina Murray | ISBN: | 9781351953443 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 29, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Georgina Murray |
| ISBN: | 9781351953443 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 29, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
It 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.
It 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.
