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BUT GOVERNMENT PLAYING FIELD FOR POWER SO BUSINESS IN -- INTRODUCES ITSELF TO GUIDE IT IN THE DIRECTION IT WANTS TO GO BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN BIG BUSINESS...
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IN "POWER, INC." IS THERE ARE SOME MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND MAKE MORE MONEY, CONTROL MORE MONEY THAN MOST GOVERNMENTS ON EARTH. >> BIG COMPANIES
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LIKE WALMART HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES THAN SMALLER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD BUT A COUNTRY LIKE A COMPANY LIKE EXXON HAS REVENUES THAT ARE BIGGER THAN THE GDP...
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NEGATIVE? >>
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Guest: DEPENDING ON YOUR VIEW. COMPANIES ARE CAPABLE OF ACTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST OR PROMOTING PROGRESS OR PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THAT IS...
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INC." YOU TALK ABOUT EVOLUTION QUITE A BIT. IF I AM MISQUOTING YOU LET ME KNOW, BUT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ARE NEANDERTHAL. >> Guest: I TALK
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ABOUT A COMPARISON THERE IS AN EVOLUTIONARY TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND AT A CERTAIN POINT JUST LIKE HUMAN BEINGS SPLIT, NEANDERTHAL AND MODERN HUMAN...
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YOU SEE THAT CHANGING? >> IT WILL CHANGE AT A
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POINT IN HISTORY WHERE PEOPLE REALIZE THEY NEED INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO REGULATE GLOBAL CLIMATE OR TO REGULATE GLOBAL FINANCIAL...
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IS OUR GUEST. NUMBERS ARE ON THE SCREEN IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AUTHOR:2 YOUR 2-585-3885. IN EAST AND CENTRAL TIME ZONES 585-3886. IF YOU...
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WASHINGTON POST FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE, THE FOREIGN POLICY WEBSITE WHICH IS NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN THE MAGAZINE, THREE MILLION VISITORS ON THE WEB SITE...
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IN "POWER, INC." YOU HAVE A CHAPTER ABOUT A SWEDISH BOAT. WHAT IS THAT STORY? >> Guest: I WANTED TO GO TO
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THE ORIGIN STORY OF THE COMPANY. COMPANIES IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER HAVE EXISTED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME BUT THE OLDEST CORP. STILL IN EXISTENCE...
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THE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE, WHAT DOES THAT INDICATE? >> Guest: THE FINANCIAL
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COLLAPSE INDICATED THAT FINANCIAL MARKETS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL IN INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO PULL BACK THE REGULATORY SAFEGUARDS...
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IN LOVE: STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE" -- MR. ROTHKOPF, IS THE U.S. IN THE RIGHT PATH WHEN IT COMES TO THE MIX OF BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT?...
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WORK TO BE DONE. FROM THE RECENT PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WHERE WE SPENT $6 BILLION AND MOST OF THAT MONEY CAME IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER FROM COMPANIES...
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THE WORLD CAPITALIST? >>
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Guest: THE WORLD IS CAPITALIST BUT THE TERM CAPITALISM MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS IN DIFFERENT PLACES. IN UNITED STATES FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES WE...
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WOULD SAY THE NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE SOCIALIST. IS SOCIALISM A TERM THAT IS OUTDATED? >> Guest: I THINK IT
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IS. LET'S TAKE AN EXAMPLE THAT IS BIG IN THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. CAR COMPANIES GOING BANKRUPT DURING THE LAST CYCLE, AMERICA IS THE BIG CAPITALIST COUNTRY...
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TITLE, "POWER, INC.". IS THIS A HOW TO? >> YOU COULD READ IT
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THAT WAY BUT IT IS MORE THE CAUTIONARY CHILD. IT IS A STORY OF HOW THE GROWTH OF THE POWER OF PRIVATE ACTORS HAS EXPANDED DRAMATICALLY NOT JUST IN THE...
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ROTHKOPF IS OUR GUEST. THE FIRST CALL FOR HIM COMES FROM JUST NORTH OF WHERE WE ARE. CARMEN IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU ARE ON BookTV...
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LIKE TO ASK THE AUTHOR OF THE "POWER, INC." IF HE BELIEVES -- >> Host: WE ARE
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LISTENING. PLEASE GO AHEAD. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO DON IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON. PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION OR COMMENT FOR DAVID...
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TO RESPOND TO A SPECIFIC COMMENT IF YOU WILL. ABOUT THE M F GLOBAL BANKRUPTCY. THAT WAS FILED ON MONDAY. THE MONDAY AFTER THE SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN...
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THE SPECIFICS OF THE CASE ASIDE, THE CONGRESS IS ALSO OVERSEEING AN INVESTIGATION OF THAT CASE, AND THE FINDINGS WERE PRETTY DAMAGING TO THE MANAGEMENT....
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ROTHKOPF IS THE AUTHOR OF "POWER, INC." AND SUPERCLASS. YOU MENTIONED BEFORE WE STARTED YOU WORKING ON YOUR THIRD BOOK. >> Guest: FOURTH
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BOOK. MY FIRST BOOK WAS ON THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOY SHOULD MINISTRATION AND A LOT HAS...
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CHRISTIE, TEXAS, YOU ARE ON BookTV WITH DAVID ROTHKOPF. >>
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Caller: I FIND THIS CONVERSATION VERY INTERESTING. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD COMMENT ON THE RECKONING THAT IS TO COME A LITTLE BIT. >> Guest: ONE DIMENSION
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OF THE RECKONING THAT LIES AHEAD IS THE COMPETITION BETWEEN CAPITALISM. RIGHT NOW IN THE UNITED STATES COMING OUT OF A PERIOD WHERE WE HAVE IN THE...
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IS CHINA DOING RIGHT? >> Guest: THEY ARE GROWING
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FAST. BY 2030, CHINA IS THE SECOND-BIGGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. WE THINK OF IT AS AN EXPORTING ECONOMY BUT THEIR GROWTH HAS BEEN INTERNAL....
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MAURICE IN WALTON, KY. >> Caller:
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HELLO. >> Host: PLEASE GO
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AHEAD. >>
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Caller: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. ROTHKOPF TO CITE SOME EXAMPLES OF LARGE CORPORATIONS THAT GOVERNMENT HAS A WITHDRAWN REGULATIONS, GOVERNING THOSE INDUSTRIES....
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OF REGULATIONS. LOT OF BAD REGULATIONS AND I AM NOT SUGGESTING ALL FORMS OF REGULATION ARE GOOD BUT I DO THINK IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT FOR EXAMPLE SOME...
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DAVID ROTHKOPF IS OUR GUEST. BOB IN MARINA, CALIFORNIA IS THE NEXT CALLER. >> IT IS AN HONOR
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TO TALK TO YOU. I MET YOU AND SOME YEARS BACK AT THE CONFERENCE IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA AND I REMEMBER THE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES NOT ONLY TO REACH THE...
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Host: >> Guest: EDUCATION
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IS OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE, DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND WE HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT WORKS ON A MODEL DEVELOPED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA IN THE...
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HOLE. >> Host: LET'S TAKE BOB'S COMMENT AND TIE THAT TO YOUR PREVIOUS BOOK SUPERCLASS. YOU HAVE MENTIONED WE ARE CREATING A CLASS OF PEOPLE WAY UP HERE...
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GROWING BETWEEN THE RIDGES 1% AND THE REST OF US. THEY HAVE BENEFITED MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE COURSE OF THE PAST WEEK IN YEARS. MOST OF THE GAINS...
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HAD SEVERAL CAREERS INCLUDING SERVING AS UNDERSECRETARY OF COMMERCE IN THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE KISSINGER ASSOCIATES AND...
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FOR THE ECONOMY. IT NEEDS PRIVATE EQUITY, AN INNOVATOR TO GO TO SOMEBODY WITH CAPITAL AND BE ABLE TO APPLIES AT CAPITAL TO THEY'RE BIG IDEAS ...
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ARE TALKING WITH DAVID ROTHKOPF ABOUT "POWER, INC.: THE EPIC RIVALRY BETWEEN BIG BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT" AND THE RECKONING THAT LIES AHEAD. JEFF IN SANTA...
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Caller: EARLIER YOU TALK ABOUT OUR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE WEEK THAT NEED TO BE MADE STRONGER TO PROPERLY GOVERN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS....
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OF TIME. IN MOST COUNTRIES ARE ROUND WORLD TALKING ABOUT STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IS THE THIRD RAIL IN POLITICS. IF YOU WANT TO SEE...
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IF I CAN ADD ONE MORE THING, REMEMBER THE BEGINNING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ECONOMY OF THE THIS SOUTHERN STATES IN THE NORTHERN STATES IS VERY...
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Host: GOOD AFTERNOON, WE HAVE A CALLER FROM NEW YORK CITY. >> Caller: HELLO, I'M
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SO HAPPY YOU'RE TAKING MY CALL. MY QUESTION IS THIS FISCAL CLIFF THAT WE ARE APPROACHING. IF PRESIDENT OBAMA ALLOWS IT TO HAPPEN, WHAT KIND OF CATASTROPHE...
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THERE ARE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHERE THE CONGRESS IS INVOLVED, DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN WHETHER WE RESOLVE THIS OR NOT. THE FACT...
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LIKE TO GO BACK, DAVID ROTHKOPF COME TO YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT GOVERNMENT. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT BEING NEANDERTHAL IT. THERE WAS A THROWAWAY LINE OF SIGHT...
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THE FUTURE. BECAUSE WE LIVE IN GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER, WE ALSO HAVE CITY GOVERNMENTS, STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE...
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OUR GUEST, HE IS THE AUTHOR OF "POWER, INC.." OUR LIVE COVERAGE FROM THE "MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL" CONTINUES.
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