The Superclass - politicians, military leaders, finance gurus, energy barons, media moguls and thought leaders - is the small group that currently plays the greatest role in shaping the progress of globalization and perhaps the group most changed by that phenomenon, so much so that they have more in common with one another than they do with their own countrymen. And because this group frequently operates outside all national and international regulation, they are often in conflict with the elite in their own countries. Rothkopf offers a provocative and trenchant examination of the overlapping international power clusters. He reveals who is a member of this global Superclass and who is likely to be joining it and transforming it in the years ahead. And he will explore how the aggressive pursuit of self-interest by some in this class helped to create a world in which inequity is greater than ever - something that may well threaten international stability in our lifetimes.

大衛‧羅斯科夫（David J. Rothkopf）

著有廣獲好評的《主宰世局》（Running The World），目前是葛登羅斯科夫國際諮詢公司（Garten Rothkopf）的總裁兼執行長、卡內基國際和平基金會訪問學者。曾擔任季辛吉顧問公司（Kissinger Associates）總經理、美國聯邦政府商務部主管國際貿易政策的副次長。