![]() ![]() The language that is used against the Company is similar to what we use now about our fears of the power of Google, Facebook and other companies that transcend sovereign boundaries and wriggle their way out of the laws of sovereign states. The reaction to it was very contemporary. But I was surprised by the outrage it generated back then in Britain. I wasn’t surprised by any of the outrageous things the Company did. It was a challenge to weave a coherent narrative out of this story.ĭid the research and writing spring any surprises on you? So it is different things at different times, morphing into new forms and shapes. But by the end, it has become a sort of public-private partnership that is eventually nationalized and then goes on to become an imperial power. It starts off in the 17th century as a libertarian dream of pure, unbridled capitalism. This book is also the one that took you the longest to complete. And that’s more dangerous than any military. ![]() Today, a modern corporation like Google or Facebook doesn’t need to have armies and military regiments like the East India Company did. It is about the potential power of corporations. ![]()
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