Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry between Big Business and Government--and the Reckoning That Lies Ahead

This fascinating look at the power struggles between public and private entities is "a lively, accessible treatment of a multifaceted, complex subject" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

Walmart has revenues higher than the GDP of all but twenty-five of the world's countries. Its employees outnumber the populations of almost a hundred nations. The world's largest asset manager, a secretive New York company called BlackRock, controls assets greater than the national reserves of any country on...