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Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World w/ Peter S. Goodman

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

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What Do You Think of the Huntington Analysis of Davos Man?

The term davos is used to describe those who are of a new global elite in an increasingly integrated global economy. The political scientist samuel p. Huntington says that these trans nationalists have little need for national loyalty, and see national governments as residues from the past whose only useful function is to facilitate the elits global operations. John Avlon: I think huntington is right in in viewing the weak state in contrast to the powerful davos man. But this is not by accidenta,. i mean, it's important to understand that this idea has been forged, a the re carefully by davosmen as a kind of prophylactic against the exercise of democracy.

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