Download or read book The Making of an Atlantic Ruling Class written by Kees Van Der Pijl and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Making of an Atlantic Ruling Class, Kees van der Pijl put class formation at the heart of our understanding of world politics and the global economy. This landmark study dissects one of the most decisive phenomena of the twentieth century—the rise of an Atlantic ruling class of multinational banks and corporations. A new preface by the author evaluates the book’s significance in the light of recent political and economic developments.