ID | 110977 |
Title Proper | Inside power, inc. |
Other Title Information | taking stock of big business vs. big government |
Language | ENG |
Author | Rothkopf, David |
Publication | 2012. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | The sales revenues of the world's largest company, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are higher than the GDPs of all but 25 countries. At 2.1 million, its employees outnumber the populations of almost 100 nations. The world's largest investment manager, a low-profile New York company named BlackRock, manages $3.5 trillion in assets -- greater than the national reserves of any country on the planet. In 2010, a private philanthropic organization, the $33.5 billion-endowed Gates Foundation, distributed more money for causes worldwide than the World Health Organization had in its annual budget. |
`In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy vol. , No.192; Mar-Apr 2012: p.45-48 |
Journal Source | Foreign Policy vol. , No.192; Mar-Apr 2012: p.45-48 |
Key Words | Wal-Mar Stores Inc. ; New York ; BlackRock ; World Health Organization ; United States ; China ; Germany ; Arab World |