SUPERHUBS: how the financial elite and their networks rule our world

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1. The financial universe: an innately human system -- 2. Superhubs: the financial elite and their networks -- 3. The links that connect superhubs: money, information, and opportunites -- 4. The matrix: decoding the superhub dna -- 5. Homophily: similarity breeds connection -- 6. Executive networking: relational capital -- 7. Members only: the exclusive networking platforms of the global super-elite -- 8. Opportunity costs: the downside of the upside -- 9. "Womenomics": the missing link -- 10. Revolving superhubs: creating network monopolis -- 11. De-linked: expulsion and comeback -- 12. Super-crash: "executive contagion.";"$UPERHUBS is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how the world's most powerful titans, the "superhubs" pull the levers of our global financial system. Combining insider's knowledge with principles of network science, Sandra Navidi offers a startling new perspective on how superhubs build their powerful networks and how their decisions impact all our lives. $UPERHUBS reveals what happens at the exclusive, invitation-only platforms - The World Economic Forum in Davos, the meetings of the International Monetary Fund, think-tank gatherings and exclusive galas. This is the most vivid portrait to date of the global elite: the bank CEOs, fund managers, billionaire financiers and politicians who, through their interlocking relationships and collective influence are transforming our increasingly fragile financial system, economy and society"--;"An intimate glimpse into the world of the financial elite"--