Authors: Moises Naim
decline in,
56
extreme poverty,
55
Powell, Colin,
108
balance of power,
27
,
108
,
139
,
202
barriers concerning,
10
,
11
,
17
,
18
,
28â30
,
54
,
70â74
,
134
,
231
(see
also
Barriers to entry
)
and big size,
34
,
38
,
52
,
75
(
see also
Bureaucracies
)
concentration of,
49â50
,
213â214
,
220
,
224
,
226
,
243
conversations about,
13â14
,
233
,
234
,
237
corporate power,
37
,
38
,
49
,
163
,
167
,
168
,
191
,
192
dangers and risks of decay of power,
221â222
,
227â232
decay of,
1â2
,
5
,
12â15
,
17â19
,
50
,
51
,
52
,
76â106
,
121
,
122
,
127â128
,
134
,
135
,
141
,
144
,
150
,
152
,
156
,
158
,
162
,
193
,
198
,
216
,
218â232
,
233â244
decoupling power from size,
52
(
see also
Power: and big size
)
distribution of,
17
,
27â28
,
30
,
57
,
58â59
,
61
,
64
,
69
,
194
,
231
,
250
getting/keeping,
11
,
16
,
35
,
72
,
75
,
121
,
130
,
158
,
163
,
172
,
217
,
236
,
237
,
244
of individuals,
8
vs. influence,
26â27
innate urge for,
3
market power,
30â31
,
31â33
,
168â171
,
179
,
187
,
213
micropowers,
13
,
17
,
50
,
51â52
,
53
,
70
,
74â75
,
77
,
107â108
,
191
,
196â197
,
237
military power,
5
,
113
,
115
,
125
,
127â128
,
244
moral basis of,
69
political power,
6
,
77
,
78
,
80
,
94
,
100
,
105
,
220
,
242
,
247
,
250
shifts in,
1
,
13
,
27â28
,
57
,
71
,
133
,
134
,
139
,
155
,
193
,
216
,
217
,
233
,
234
,
242
social function of,
17
soft power,
1
,
108
,
125
,
132
,
137
,
139
,
141
talking productively about,
22â23
traditional model of,
71â72
Weber's theory of,
40
Power Elite, The
(Mills),
47
Prices,
31
,
32
,
37
,
63
,
101
,
165
,
169
,
170
,
176
,
179
,
22
share prices,
188
Prince, The
(Machiavelli),
15
Princip, Gavrilo,
114
Privacy,
48
Private equity funds,
189
Procter and Gamble,
31
ProPublica,
216
Prosperity gospel,
195
Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, The
(Weber),
39
Protestants,
197
.
See also
Religion: Evangelicals/fundamentalists/charismatics
Prussia,
41
Przeworski, A.,
247
,
248
,
250(fig.)
Psy (rapper),
149
Public opinion,
67
,
68
,
85
,
118
,
147â148
,
156
,
227
,
239
Puritanism,
39
Putin, Vladimir,
218
Putnam, Robert,
67
Qaradawi, Yusef al-,
199
Quality of life,
56
Quinn, James Brian,
182
Ramachandran, Vijaya,
145
Ramirez, Alejandro,
184â185
Rare earths,
56â57
Recessions,
6â7
,
54
,
167
.
See also
Economic/financial crises
Redeemed Christian Church of God,
196
Reforms,
69
,
77
,
84
,
96
,
100
,
102
,
122
,
167
,
172
,
184
,
202
,
223
,
237
,
243
,
250â254
Regulations/deregulation,
29
,
30
,
32
,
36
,
48
,
49
,
101
,
167
,
168
,
169
,
170
,
172
,
174
,
184
,
187
,
190
,
212
,
228
Reid, Richard,
111
Religion,
4
,
5
,
10
,
16
,
18
,
23
,
24
,
25
,
33
,
41
,
44
,
66
,
67
,
75
,
78
,
154
,
193
,
217
,
225
,
231
,
233
,
244
Evangelicals/fundamentalists/charismatic,
8â9
,
73
,
106
,
194â199
liberation theology,
197
See also
Catholic Church
;
Islam
Repression,
14
,
53
,
54
,
70
,
73
,
85
,
100
,
219
,
242
Republican Party,
76
,
79
,
95
,
239
.
See also
Tea Party movement
Research and development (R&D),
182
,
183
,
229
Resource issues,
15
,
18
,
23
,
29
,
43
,
52
,
75
,
102
,
125
,
169
,
171
,
174
,
175
,
226
,
230
,
231
Revolutionary transformations,
11
Riesman, David,
46
Rights,
74
,
200
,
247
.
See also
Human rights
Riis, Jacob,
43
Rio de Janeiro,
196
Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, The
(Kennedy),
139
Roberts, Alasdir,
202
Robots,
120
Robson, Ray,
3
Rolex,
169
Romania,
53
Rome (ancient),
36
Royal, Ségolène,
92â93
Rules,
30
,
33
,
40
,
136
,
138
,
140
,
149â150
,
160
,
169
,
172
,
191
,
223
,
225
,
228
,
231
rule of law,
247
rules of war,
121â128
Runyon, Damon,
108
Rusbridger, Alan,
216
Russell, Jason,
134
Russia,
14
,
49
,
70
,
80
,
85
,
108
,
109
,
113
,
114
,
131
,
132
,
133
,
135
,
140
,
142
,
144
,
148
,
151
,
155
,
167
,
201
,
235
,
240
.
See also
Soviet Union
Rwanda,
121
SABMiller,
187
Sacks, Raven E.,
163
Saez, Emmanuel,
6
Sala-i-Martin, Xavier,
55
Salazar, Antonio,
82
Salvation Army,
207
Samaritan's Purse,
5
Sanoma,
215
Sao Paulo,
196
Scaroni, Paolo,
160
Schibsted,
215
Schweller, Randall,
140
number of scientists,
57
Seattle,
207
Security state,
52
Seave, Ana,
181
SEIU.
See
Service Employees International Union
Senegal,
59
Serbia,
151