Showing posts with label plutonomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plutonomy. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Plutonomy and the Precariat

Noam Chomsky offers insightful analysis in this TomDispach post:

In 2005, Citigroup came out with a brochure for investors called “Plutonomy: Buying Luxury, Explaining Global Imbalances.” It urged investors to put money into a “plutonomy index.” The brochure says, “The World is dividing into two blocs -- the Plutonomy and the rest.”