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The Concentration of Power Paperback – October 28, 2021
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Since the beginning of organized societies, power and leadership have operated in human hierarchies, which are concentrating power in an accelerating manner, according to the comprehensive analysis of Dr. Anders Corr in his book The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy & Hegemony.
"This sweeping study belongs next to Niall Ferguson and Jared Diamond in our understanding of how the world works and how it can work better." - James Kraska, Harvard Law School
"A must-read for legislators, military strategists, leading academics, regulators, and anyone interested in the existential threat that the concentration of economic, political, and informational power in an illiberal country like China creates for the leading democracies of the world." - Kyle Bass, Billionaire investor
"...erudite and realistic appraisal of 21st century power politics." - Alex Gray, former Chief of Staff, White House National Security Council
From The Book:
"China's influence in US politics has coincided with the industrialization of China, at the expense of a deindustrializing US. Global corporations, to which US politicians answer, fled high wages and environmental regulations in the US for low wages and lax environmental standards in China. Now, the US is paying the price and might not recover sufficiently to defend itself against China's growing military. The strategic ambitions of one nation can and have upset the United Nations and the balance between powers. Now the Western world must understand the imminent threats from the hegemonic ambitions of China."
Hierarchy is the "institutionalization of power," according to Dr. Corr's The Concentration of Power, an institutionalization that is concentrating and accelerating over historical time, from prehistory to the present. Corr develops twelve historical theories and applies them to the greatest conflicts of the past and present, including during the age of empires, the present competition between superpowers such as the United States and China, as well as conflicts between the nation-state and emerging supranational powers such as the European Union and United Nations. Corr's theories apply to domestic politics as well, as illustrated by the evolution of conflicts between communism, fascism, and liberal democracy.
Corr argues that the concentration of power acts as a ratchet. It concentrates when conditions are ripe, and force is applied. Due to mechanisms like subsidies, transfers, and corruption, however, power does not easily return to an unconcentrated state when conditions are not ripe. This dynamic dynamic of the ratchet drives international and domestic concentration of power, with no apparent end other than a global illiberal hegemon at some point in the future.
In sum, The Concentration of Power is a short history of the world, from the beginning to what the evidence indicates should be its logical conclusion. From politics to unions, associations, corporations, and the military, Dr. Corr analyzes them and provides readers with a sense of what the world could face if we allow hierarchy to continue its historical development toward global and illiberal hegemony. Be it in China, the United States, or the European Union, all are vying for global influence and the utilization of the structure of the United Nations to promote either the principles of human rights and democracy, or in the case of Beijing, the exact opposite. This clash between democracy and autocracy on a global level could turn into a final war of world proportions.
No greater stakes have ever existed in world history.
- Print length300 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOptimum Publishing International
- Publication dateOctober 28, 2021
- Dimensions6 x 0.63 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100888903197
- ISBN-13978-0888903198
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Corr presents an engaging interdisciplinary history of the steady rise and concentration of power from the ancient world to the global present, and a new model to defeat the one-way ratchet toward oppressive hierarchy by building the diffusion of power and protecting the diversity of human politics.
This sweeping study belongs next to Niall Ferguson and Jared Diamond in our understanding of how the world works and how it can work better.
James Kraska, Harvard Law School
"Dr. Corr skillfully weaves an intricate, multi-disciplinary approach to understanding hierarchies and, in turn, the evolution of global hegemonic power. This study combines anthropology, grand strategy, and a skillful view of the 21st century's power politics to discover the world's newest battlefields. A must-read for legislators, military strategists, leading academics, regulators, and anyone interested in the existential threat that the concentration of economic, political, and informational power in an illiberal country like China creates for the leading democracies of the world."
Chief Investment Officer of Hayman Capital and Member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
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- Publisher : Optimum Publishing International (October 28, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 300 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0888903197
- ISBN-13 : 978-0888903198
- Item Weight : 14.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,103,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #150 in Military Life & Institutions History
- #451 in Arms Control (Books)
- #8,709 in History & Theory of Politics
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About the author
Anders Corr (B.A. Yale 2001 Summa, Ph.D. Harvard 2008) is an author on international politics. He founded Corr Analytics Inc in 2013 to provide strategic analysis of international politics. He is Publisher of the Journal of Political Risk. His areas of expertise include quantitative analysis and public opinion, and he maintains a global network of regional and sector-specific experts.
Dr. Corr has researched Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and U.S. elections for private clients. He led the U.S. Army Social Science Research and Analysis group in Afghanistan, which oversaw 600 Afghan contract employees on 44 survey projects, and conducted quantitative predictive analysis of insurgent attacks. Dr. Corr conducted analysis at US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and US Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) on risks to U.S. national security in Asia, including in the Philippines, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Dr. Corr conducted red team modeling and simulation for the Defense Department of terrorist attacks against extremely sensitive military facilities, and worked on social networking for early warning of biological weapons of mass destruction.
His research focuses on authoritarian political influence, effects of military technology on the likelihood and outcome of war, predictors for revolutions and coups, and terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction. He authored No Trespassing: Squatting, Rent Strikes, and Land Struggles Worldwide (South End Press, 1999), and edited Great Powers, Grand Strategies: The New Game in the South China Sea (U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2018). He peer reviews for the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Journal of Urban History, and Routledge Press. He frequently appears in the media, including Bloomberg, Financial Times, New York Times, CNBC, UPI, Fox, Forbes, National Interest, Nikkei Asian Review, and World Policy.
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The Concentration of Power by Anders Corr is a journey into a universe of theory and fact that blend together perfectly. Crisply written, well researched, and at times shocking, this book is a powerful reading experience. It’s an excellent and I believe successful attempt at a unified theory of humanity’s development. Yet the book is far from grandiose, nor is it overly abstract and detached from current events.
At heart, the story is a modern day morality play where the stakes are nothing less than the future of the world. It’s at the same moment frightening and enlightening.
Highly recommended!
The Concentration of Power by Anders Corr is a journey into a universe of theory and fact that blend together perfectly. Crisply written, well researched, and at times shocking, this book is a powerful reading experience. It’s an excellent and I believe successful attempt at a unified theory of humanity’s development. Yet the book is far from grandiose, nor is it overly abstract and detached from current events.
At heart, the story is a modern day morality play where the stakes are nothing less than the future of the world. It’s at the same moment frightening and enlightening.
Highly recommended!