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The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World
Book • 2024
The Hidden Globe by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian traces the rise of a hidden world of special economic zones, free trade zones, flags of convenience, offshore detention centers, and charter cities controlled by foreign corporations.
This countergeography, which dates back to thirteenth-century Switzerland, has evolved to include even outer space.
Abrahamian's work reveals how these zones, often termed 'legal fictions,' blur national and economic boundaries, increasing global inequalities and favoring the 1 percent.
The book is a well-researched, engrossing exploration of how privilege protects itself through complex mechanisms involving finance, law, and technology.
This countergeography, which dates back to thirteenth-century Switzerland, has evolved to include even outer space.
Abrahamian's work reveals how these zones, often termed 'legal fictions,' blur national and economic boundaries, increasing global inequalities and favoring the 1 percent.
The book is a well-researched, engrossing exploration of how privilege protects itself through complex mechanisms involving finance, law, and technology.
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Joe Weisenthal
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The Ultra-Rich Are Building a Separate World Here on Earth
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Adam McCauley
The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World, with Atossa Abrahamian
