Tag: lobbying
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China as one mega-lobbyist, America as a battlefield of lobbies
China does not lobby like the West. Instead, it absorbs lobbying into the state. As a result, the boundary between state, corporation, and strategy begins to fade. At the center stands the Chinese Communist Party. It coordinates direction across sectors. Moreover, it enforces alignment when needed. Importantly, it does not eliminate interest groups. Rather, it…
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The rich manipulation of whole economies
Modern economies appear decentralized. Governments debate. Voters elect leaders. Markets supposedly react to millions of independent decisions. Yet this visible surface hides a far more concentrated structure. Big banks, super-rich families, multinational corporations, and powerful lobbying networks interact constantly behind the scenes. They move capital, shape regulations, and define investment priorities. Consequently, they influence economic…
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How the super-rich sabotage politics while blaming the state
The loudest critics of government failure are often those who benefit most from that failure. Bankers complain that the state is inefficient, bloated, and incompetent. The super-rich ridicule democratic politics as chaotic and irrational. Yet these same actors systematically weaken political institutions, distort incentives, and hollow out accountability. This is not a contradiction. It is…