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  Bush, George W., 98, 131, 147

  Business, 12, 13, 16, 26, 29, 31, 35, 37, 41, 60, 68, 71, 221, 243

  M-structure (M-form) of, 37–38, 46

  state-owned, 160, 178, 183

  structural revolution in, 162–163

  See also Corporations

  Cairns Group, 155

  Cairo, 85, 199

  California, 94, 207

  Call Centers, 70, 177

  Cambodia, 89, 209

  Cameron, David, 89

  Canada, 79, 86, 97, 99, 145, 149

  Capital, 32, 38, 39, 47, 101, 160, 167, 171–172, 173, 174, 183, 186, 208, 220

  access to, 180–181, 187

  venture capital, 180, 220

  Capitalism, 35, 39, 40, 41, 45, 47, 49, 71, 132, 158, 168, 174, 211

  and creative destruction, 71, 220

  models of, 37–38

  Caracas, 85

  Cardoso, Fernando Henrique, 106

  Carey, John M., 94

  Caribbean nations, 155

  Carlsen, Magnus, 4

  Carnation Revolution, 82, 83

  Carnegie, Andrew, 42, 206–207

  Carnegie Corporation, 206

  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 67, 130, 238

  Cartels, 29, 46, 221, 222, 226

  Caryl, Christian, 120

  Castañeda, Jorge G., 60

  Castells, Manuel, 212, 213

  Casualties, 5, 56, 110, 111, 113, 117, 120, 231

  Catholic Church, 18, 70, 73, 84, 194, 197, 198, 199

  CBS, 212

  Cedar Revolution, 103

  Cellphones, 5, 56, 62, 63, 66, 71, 102, 111, 178, 206, 214

  CEMEX company, 175, 186

  Central America, 66, 185

  Centralization, 35, 36, 38, 41, 43, 44, 52, 71, 75, 198, 199, 203, 211, 228

  decentralization, 77, 96–97, 209, 229

  in militaries, 112, 115, 116, 117

  CEO turnover, 163–164. See also Corporations: CEOs

  Chacon, Mario, 247

  Chaffin, Joshua, 152

  Challenger, John, 163

  Chandler, Alfred, 37

  Changes, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 24, 26, 28, 52–54, 58, 64, 74, 75, 82, 161, 170, 226, 243, 250

  in attitudes, 67

  in people’s lives, 69

  in structural barriers to power, 32

  in transaction costs, 45

  See also Power: shifts in

  Change to Win, 204

  Charisma, 10, 40, 51, 77

  Chavez, Hugo, 143, 154, 232, 236

  Chechnya, 113, 114

  Checks and balances, 78, 80, 85, 223, 225–227, 238, 243

  Chelsea, 193

  Chesbrough, Henry, 182

  Chess, 2–4, 17

  Chevron, 160

  Chhittisgarh, 97

  Chicago, 40, 41, 59

  Children, 4, 20, 64, 70, 208

  child care, 198, 203

  infant/child mortality, 10, 56, 57

  Children’s Investment Fund, 189–190

  Chile, 9, 64–65, 83, 99, 106, 172, 195

  China, 2, 13, 32, 36, 49, 50, 53, 55, 56, 61, 65, 70, 77–78, 103, 109, 122, 123, 129–130, 131, 135, 139, 140, 144, 145, 165, 180, 186, 204–205, 219–220, 222

  and Africa, 146–147, 148

  billionaires in, 167

  Chinese hackers, 110

  civil war in, 112

  currency of, 148, 157

  economy, 132–133

  favorable views of, 147

  People’s Liberation Army, 124

  reforms in, 100

  rise of, 14, 235

  Chiquita, 178

  Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 153

  Chongryon, 153

  Christensen, Clayton, 71, 182–183

  Chrysler, 167

  Chua, Amy, 122

  Church of England, 9

  Cinepolis, 185–186

  Ciniplexes, 184–185

  Cisco, 167, 182, Cities, 4, 54, 60–61

  Citizen Journalism, 214, 216

  Citizens United decision, 94

  Civil liberties, 73, 85, 92, 247

  Civil service, 40, 41

  Civil wars, 112, 121

  American Civil War, 116

  Clark, Wesley (General), 114

  Clegg, Nicholas, 89

  Climate change, 13, 15, 18, 152, 217, 222, 226, 228, 238

  Clinton, Bill, 8

  Clinton, Hillary, 215

  CNOOC, 146

  Coalitions, 30, 59, 77, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 98, 124, 196, 227

  coalition of the willing, 143, 149, 155

  See also Alliances

  Coase, Ronald, 43–44, 47, 170

  Coca-Cola, 27, 36, 169, 179, 184

  Code of behavior, 24, 26

  Coercion, 11, 16, 23, 24, 26, 58, 72, 73, 108

  emotional, 21

  See also Force/threat of force

  Coker, Margaret, 149

  Cold War, 27, 45, 52, 53, 54, 108, 117, 118, 121, 131, 135–136, 149, 239, 253

  Colgate-Palmolive, 31

  Collective action, 14, 204, 217, 226–227, 230, 238

  Collusion, 31, 33, 170

  Colombia, 59, 100, 115, 143, 148, 165, 194

  Colossus (Ferguson), 140

  Comin, Diego, 164

  Commager, Henry Steele, 243–244

  Communications, 53, 69, 117, 121, 124, 138, 177, 199, 211, 243. See also Technology: information/communication technologies

  Communism, 45, 47, 89, 112, 204, 239

  Communist Manifesto, The (Marx and Engels), 47

  Compaq, 166

  Competition, 4, 21, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 44, 50, 60, 94, 101, 102, 135, 147, 159, 169, 172, 184, 191, 200, 214, 217, 221, 250

  and branding, 179

  competitive advantage, 162, 176

  hypercompetition, 105, 122–123, 187, 226, 230, 233

  perfect competition, 168, 224

  political competition, 85, 123, 252–254, 253–254(figs.)

  ruinous competition, 224–225

  Compromise, 77, 238

  Computers, 3, 31, 44, 48, 54, 66, 159, 179

  operating systems, 27

  See also Internet

  “Concept of Power, The” (Dahl), 16

  Conflict, 23, 27, 31, 66, 123, 217

  nonstate armed conflicts, 109

  regional conflicts, 135

  See also Wars

  Confucius Institutes, 148

  Congress, 68, 76, 79, 87, 91, 223

  Constraints, 2, 13, 17

  Containerization, 173

  Contracts, 33, 43, 171

  Cooper Tire & Rubber 175

  Cooperation, 137–138, 143, 152, 155, 156, 157, 158, 185

  Copenhagen climate summit, 152, 156

  Corporations, 1, 14, 18, 21, 28, 33, 36, 64, 75, 130, 176

  CEOs, 7, 48, 160, 161, 181, 182, 219 (see also CEO turnover) corporate disasters, 166

  corporate league tables, 31, 164, 169

  end of, 169, 191

  managerial, 47

  Seven Sisters/Big Five/Big Three, 159, 160

  size of, 35, 38, 45, 48, 50, 52, 74, 159, 163, 164–165, 168, 170, 171, 176, 177, 180, 182, 187, 211

  See also Business; Multinationals; Power: corporate power

  Corruption, 39, 45, 58, 77, 85, 98, 99, 101, 126, 130, 202, 210, 229, 239, 240

  Corten, Andre 199

  Costs, 30, 32, 41, 43–44, 63, 73, 75, 116, 121, 171, 176, 208, 209, 224

  of drones, 118

  of hegemony, 139

  marginal costs, 31, 169

  opportunity costs, 104

  of Somali piracy, 107

  of terrorism, 107

  transaction costs, 44–45, 53, 170

  Coups, 98

  Courtis, Ken, 129

  Craigslist, 162

  Craxi, Bettino, 99

  Credit, 180, 184

  Credit card companies, 131

  Crime, 54, 127, 138, 140, 221, 222, 226

  Critical Citizens (Norris), 68

  Crop seed
s, 165

  Cuba, 143, 155, 252

  Culture, 45, 137, 154, 216, 224, 235

  cultural institutions, 18, 228

  cultural mores, 10, 24

  Cyber-crime/warfare, 12, 18, 118, 120, 122, 124, 226

  Czechoslovakia, 81

  Dagher, Sam 149

  Dahl, Robert, 16

  Daily Telegraph, 215

  Dalits, 33

  Dalton, Russell, 86

  Damgaard, Erik, 91

  Damon, Matt, 207

  “Dark pools” exchanges, 188–189, 191

  Dataran Square, 12

  Dead Ringers (Nadeem), 70

  Dearborn, Michigan, 59

  De Beers, 165

  Decision-making, 20, 37, 77, 143, 163, 199, 221, 222, 234, 242

  Decolonization, 81, 157, 220

  de Gaulle, Charles, 150–151

  de Gournay, Vincent, 35

  De Lorenzo, Mauro, 209

  Dell, 44

  del Vecchio, Leonardo, 165

  Demsetz, Harold, 33

  Democracies/democracy, 6, 12, 67, 68, 69, 78, 80, 82, 83(fig.), 84, 85–86, 90, 91, 93, 96, 102, 106, 117, 122, 148, 197, 220, 223, 237, 239

  definition of democracy, 247

  democracy promotion, 154

  direct democracy, 105

  evolution of democracy, 247–250, 251(fig.)

  percentage of democratic regimes, 248(fig.)

  regional trends in democracy, 249–250(figs.), 251

  waves of democratization, 83, 248

  Democratic Party, 76, 95, 203

  Demographics, 4, 54, 66, 69, 74

  Denmark, 92, 149, 151

  DeParle, Jason, 59

  Depression period, 45, 55, 136

  Derivatives, 160, 184

  Desai, Raj, 210, 211

  Deutsche Börse, 188

  Developing countries, 7, 10, 55, 56, 57, 61, 63, 129, 146, 167, 172, 183, 185, 187, 254

  Dhar, Sujoy, 70

  Diamond, Larry, 85, 102–103

  Diamond industry, 165

  Dictators, 1, 5, 29, 53, 75, 78, 82, 83, 220, 247. See also Authoritarianism

  Dimon, Jamie, 161–162

  di Pietro, Antonio, 98, 99

  Diplomacy, 153–155

  economic, 144–147, 149

  Direct Edge, 188

  Disease, 10, 73, 140, 210, 226

  Disney, 179, 212

  Disruptive Innovation, 71, 243

  District of Columbia, 88

  Divorce, 65, 66

  DIY Drones group, 119

  Dobbs, Richard, 61

  Dolan, Kerry A., 181

  Domhoff, G. William, 48

  Dominica, 155

  Doris Duke Foundation, 210

  Dorset, 181

  DoubleClick, 174–175

  Dow Jones, 174, 212

  Drones, 112, 118–119, 121

  Drugs, 73, 110, 122, 125–126, 222

  Dupont, 165

  Durkheim, Émile, 231

  East Timor, 81

  Economic/financial crises, 15, 18, 57, 68, 91, 102, 132, 160, 164, 176, 183, 184, 218, 224, 228, 238. See also Recessions

  Economic growth, 4, 10, 56, 60, 97, 101, 102, 131, 133, 204

  Economics, 38, 43, 75, 170, 221

  Economies of scale/scope, 75, 171, 176, 177, 178

  Economist, 207

  Economy and Society (Weber), 38, 40

  Ecopetrol, 165

  Ecuador, 94, 155

  Education, 4, 9, 10, 28, 30, 45, 54, 56, 57, 69, 85, 110, 216, 229. See also Universities

  Eggen, Dan, 94

  Egypt, 14, 36, 53, 80, 100, 131, 154, 186, 199

  Eisenhower, Dwight, 47

  Eisenman, Joshua, 148

  Elections, 6, 10, 21, 33, 60, 74, 76, 77, 78, 82, 83(fig.), 84, 96, 102, 196, 203, 239, 247

  electoral fraud, 98

  electoral majorities/minorities, 88

  frequency of, 86–88, 87(fig.)

  primaries, 93–94

  of 2008, 215, 241–242

  See also Voting

  Electricity, 37, 173, 178, 221

  Elites, 45–50, 65, 92, 97, 147, 198, 233

  revolt of the elites, 48–49

  El Pais, 193, 214

  El Salvador, 84, 187

  Emigration, 69. See also Immigrants; Migration

  Employment, 45, 46, 55, 57, 70, 161, 198, 229. See also Labor

  Empowering individuals, 105–106

  Encryption, 121

  Energy issues, 160, 173. See also Oil

  Engels, Friedrich, 47

  English language, 69, 203, 214

  ENI, 160

  Enlightenment, 36

  Entrepreneurs, 31, 50, 174, 180, 208, 211, 220, 236

  Entropy, 140

  Environmental issues, 54, 118, 157, 240. See also Climate change; Copenhagen climate summit

  Esteban, Belén, 79

  Estonia, 159

  Estrada, Joseph, 103

  ETA Basque group, 143

  Ethiopia, 149

  Ethnicity, 40, 66, 69, 78, 140

  Etisalat, 186

  Europe, 14, 53, 57, 60, 83, 86, 89–90, 91, 102, 126, 140, 177, 200, 224, 228, 238

  European Parliament (EP), 86, 96, 131

  European Union (EU), 12, 51, 78, 82, 84, 86, 96, 132, 133, 142–143, 144, 148, 150–151, 155, 157, 172

  Pirate Party, movement in, 92, 97

  Expectations, 24, 64, 65, 74, 80, 103, 111, 125, 174, 191, 239

  ExxonMobil, 160, 162, 184, 191

  Facebook, 14, 53, 62, 63, 100, 175, 179, 212, 213, 222, 229

  Failed states, 62, 140

  Fairness, 69

  Families, 16, 20, 54, 66, 69, 73, 231

  Ferguson, Niall, 140

  Ferris, James M. 207

  FerroKin Biosciences, 181

  Fifty-Year Wound, The (Leebaert), 45

  Finance, 168, 173, 188, 189, 191. See also Banks; Economic/financial crises

  Financial contagion, 15, 138

  Financial Times, 79, 161

  Finland, 92, 96, 215

  Fischer, Joschka, 106

  Flemish Popular Party, 89

  Florida, 3, 181

  Food, 10, 56, 57. See also Agriculture

  Fogel, Robert 133

  Force/threat of force, 23, 25, 26, 107, 123. See also Coercion

  Ford, Bob, 79

  Ford Foundation, 8, 206

  Ford Motor Company, 59

  Foreign aid, 134, 144, 145–146, 148, 156

  Foreign policy, 146

  Fortune 500, 7, 163, 164, 187

  Foundations, 8, 18, 33, 42–43, 134, 194, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 227, 228

  Four Networks Theory, 48

  Foxconn, 205

  France, 22, 42, 63, 90, 92–93, 96, 115, 124, 142, 144, 145, 147, 150, 151, 200, 215, 243

  CGT federation in, 201

  Reign of Terror in, 114

  Franco, Francisco, 82, 99

  Frank, Robert, 6

  Free Democratic Party, 92

  Freedom(s), 80, 84, 85, 92, 160, 219, 244

  and regime classification, 247

  Freedom House, 84, 247, 248, 249

  Freiburg University, 38

  Frey, William, 67

  Friedman, Thomas, 101–102

  Frydman, Carola, 163

  Fukuyama, Francis, 119, 223, 237

  Galbreath, Jeremy, 175

  Gallup polls, 68. See also Public opinion

  Garment Worker Center (Los Angeles), 205

  Garzon, Baltasar, 99

  Gates, Bill and Melinda, 8, 50

  Gates Foundation, 13, 134, 206, 207, 210

  Gates, Robert, 109

  G-8

  nations, 22, 155

  Gender, 67

  General Electric, 36

  General Motors, 36, 46

  Genocide, 121

  Genzyme, 182

  Georgia 124

  Gerecht, Reuel Marc, 121

  Germany, 22, 30, 37, 38, 39, 41, 90, 106, 142, 144, 147, 151, 201

  East Ger
many, 53

  Free Democratic Party in, 92

  Gerrymandering, 33

  Ghana, 81

  Ghemawat, Pankaj, 166

  Ghonim, Wael, 80, 100

  Gibler, Douglas M 141

  Gitlin, Todd, 12

  Gladwell, Malcolm, 54, 230

  Global economy/globalization, 4, 49, 54, 62, 67, 69, 78, 122, 140, 144, 158, 161, 165–166, 174, 185, 187, 191, 202, 218, 220

  GlobalGiving, 209, 210

  Global Language Monitor, 132

  Goldberg, Jeremy M., 209

  Goldman Sachs, 155, 160, 161, 219

  Golder, Matt, 87

  Goldstein, Andrea, 186

  Goldstein, Joshua, 100

  Goldstone, Richard, 99

  Gongos, 153–154, 158

  Google, 29, 48, 125, 162, 165, 174, 179, 212, 213, 222

  Gora, Joel M., 94

  Governments, 44, 45, 46, 67, 80, 82, 85, 102, 137, 158, 169, 170, 183–184, 193, 202, 210, 218, 220, 221, 227, 229, 238, 247

  cabinet termination in, 90–91

  limiting power of, 101, 104–105, 106

  state and local, 95

  trust in, 68, 239

  Graham, Franklin, 5

  Grandmaster, 2–4

  Gray, Mark, 86

  Great Britain, 37, 41, 45, 63, 89, 90, 123, 124, 136, 145, 147, 180, 184, 200, 215

  Big Five banks in, 160–161

  and European Union, 150–151

  political parties in, 95–96

  structural change in U.K market, 161

  Trades Union Congress (TUC) in, 201

  Great Depression, 55, 136

  Great Firewall, 53

  Great Recession, 6, 139, 191

  Greenwald, Bruce C., 213

  Greece, 82, 90, 102, 151, 243

  Greengard, Mig, 3

  Greenwich, 190

  Green Revolution, 208

  Greif, Toni, 175

  Grenada, 109

  Grillo, Beppe, 79

  Guardian newspaper, 213, 215, 216

  Guatemala, 9, 194, 198

  Guerrilla warfare, 112, 114, 115–116, 127

  Guevara, Che, 112, 115

  Gulf of Aden, 29

  Gulf War, 109, 121

  H&M, 176

  Hackers, 12, 51, 92, 102, 110, 120, 121, 125

  The Hague, 99, 142, 151

  Haiti, 206, 210

  Hamas, 143

  Hammami, Omar Shafik, 127

  Hanit corvette, 107

  Hare Krishna, 199

  Harel, Amos, 118

  Harmssen, Hilary, 207

  Harper’s, 48

  Harris, Glen, 181

  Harrison, William, 161

  Hartcher, Peter, 129–130

  Harvard University, 5, 39, 64, 68, 71, 113, 164, 193, 220

  Health issues, 43, 54, 57, 65

  healthcare, 4, 10, 203

  Hecker, Marc, 115, 122, 127–128

  Hedge funds, 7, 50, 101, 160, 162, 189–191

  hedge fund managers, 190, 218

  Hegemony, 130, 133, 135–137, 139, 140, 157, 158, 235. See also United States: as hegemon

  Helyar, John 177

  Hewlett Packard, 179

  Hezbollah, 107, 119, 143

  Hierarchies, 35, 41, 46, 52, 115, 116, 135, 143, 156, 190, 198, 199, 203, 214, 228

 

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