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Based on an original large-N dataset of individual Ukrainian oligarchs and qualitative evidence, this article tests competing perspectives on the political power of big capital. We find, surprisingly, that neither the assumption of direct power by the oligarchs, nor the mobility of oligarchic...
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An investigative journey into the ways the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, 'The Looting Machine' sheds light on the shadowy networks that connect Goldman Sachs, BP, the Hong Kong underworld and the murderous cabals that rule some oil states. Africa: the world's poorest continent and,...
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In mancher Hinsicht ist Afrika der wohl reichste Kontinent der Welt: Ein Drittel der weltweiten Rohstoffvorkommen liegt hier unter der Erdoberfläche. Für die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung bedeutet dieser Reichtum allerdings weit mehr Fluch als Segen. Ein kriminelles Netzwerk aus zwielichtigen...
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Local Control and Global Access -- Episode 1 : Dividing the Debris of the Soviet Colossus, 1987-94 -- Episode 2 : The Oligarchs Embrace Openness, 1995-98 -- Episode 3 : State Capitalism Goes Global,1999-2008 -- Coda : Financial Openness as a Mainstay of Kleptocratic Capitalism, 2009-2020 --...
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