Who Rules America?Providing proof and discussion of America's upper class, the author details: the well-established ways of training and preparing new members, how they control the executive and judicial branches of government, and how they influence local and state governments as well as businesses, foundations, certain universities and certain university institutions. |
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... board are equally important . A company may well be run by one person or by a handful of persons on the board . At any rate , well aware of the differences among boards , we studied the corporate directors of the top 15 banks , the top ...
... board are equally important . A company may well be run by one person or by a handful of persons on the board . At any rate , well aware of the differences among boards , we studied the corporate directors of the top 15 banks , the top ...
Page 52
... boards of Lever Brothers , U. S. Steel , Equitable Life , and AT & T , while Gardner was on the board of Shell Oil . 7. Another minor group of directors can be classified as local small businessmen , usually owners of their own ...
... boards of Lever Brothers , U. S. Steel , Equitable Life , and AT & T , while Gardner was on the board of Shell Oil . 7. Another minor group of directors can be classified as local small businessmen , usually owners of their own ...
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... boards of directors . These boards have the final say - so on investment decisions . They can therefore influence the rate of national economic growth , the rise and fall of the stock market , and the number and type of jobs available ...
... boards of directors . These boards have the final say - so on investment decisions . They can therefore influence the rate of national economic growth , the rise and fall of the stock market , and the number and type of jobs available ...
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