147 Run The World, University of Zurich study 'proves' that a small group of companies...

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**BrassScorpion**

And here's a print article for those who like to read.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2051008/Does-super-corporation-run-global-economy.html

Excerpt:

A University of Zurich study 'proves' that a small group of companies - mainly banks - wields huge power over the global economy.

The study is the first to look at all 43,060 transnational corporations and the web of ownership between them - and created a 'map' of 1,318 companies at the heart of the global economy.

The study found that 147 companies formed a 'super entity' within this, controlling 40 per cent of its wealth. All own part or all of one another. Most are banks - the top 20 includes Barclays and Goldman Sachs. But the close connections mean that the network could be vulnerable to collapse.

**Frazzled**

Wow, really, duh! I guess one should do a study of how those professors managed to pad their study by proving the obvious.

**Chowderhead**

Meh. At least no-one's cried "Jew!" at this one yet.

**Frazzled**

Incorrect. They used the current nomenclature: banker.

**dogma**

That wasn't the intention of study, merely a conclusion drawn from its results. The real value here is in the map of financial connections that was created.

**TheHammer**

As an actual member of The Tribe I can easily tell you, Frazzled, that we don't need paranoid gentiles coming to our aid. Thanks, though, I guess?

**Frazzled**

YOUR aid...not quite.

**Chowderhead**

Hi there. You must be new around here. I'm Chowderhead, and this is my buddy Frazzled.

His dogs will eat you. Don't anger T-Bone and Shanker.

**LordofHats**

I actually would have thought it be more than 147 personally. I do wish the map in the article was over layed with a geographic map though. Was one produced and can anyone find it? Maybe we can spread it on Google earth.

**Frazzled**

Chowderhead wrote:Hi there. You must be new around here. I'm Chowderhead, and this is my buddy Frazzled.

His dogs will eat you. Don't anger T-Bone and Shanker.

We will set you high in our counsel, oh wise one.

**fire4effekt**

Oh good, weiner dogs. Way to keep this on topic.

**sebster**

Yeah, the value here is in building the map of corporate ownership, something that's been attempted before on a much smaller scale. It has a lot of use in further studies explaining corporate behaviour and market reactions.