--- Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quote:Wal-Mart is now the world's biggest > corporation, having passed > ExxonMobil for the top slot... <snip> > Setting aside for a moment all the issues raised by > this report, it > makes one wonder a bit about the future. Will > government at some point > become somewhat redundant or secondary in choosing > the allocation of a > nation's resources, given the way some of the > corporations now control > use of specific sectors of the earth's resources. > Will a world > government actually take the form of a mega-merger > in boardrooms?
IIRC, that is what 'has happened' in Joan D. Vinge's _Psiteen_ (sp?) series (protagonist "Cat"). I Enjoyed The Story Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
