"This chart of Venn Diagrams (New Year’s Day links) is a nifty visualization[1] that shows how many, many people, through the operations of Washington’s revolving door, have held high-level positions both in the Federal government
and in major corporations. To take but one example, the set of all Treasury Secretaries includes Hank Paulson and Bob Rubin, which overlaps with the set of all Goldman Sachs COOs. The overlapping is pervasive. Political scientists and the rest of us have names for such cozy arrangements — oligarchy, corporatism, fascism, “crony capitalism” — but one name that doesn’t apply is democracy. On the flip, you’ll find a larger version of the chart (and a discussion of its provenance).
However, as at least one reader pointed out in mail, this visualization raises a methodological concern which, readers, I’m hoping you can help address. Here’s the big version:
The provenance of the chart:
at http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/01/crowd-sourcing-the-revolving-door.html
However, as at least one reader pointed out in mail, this visualization raises a methodological concern which, readers, I’m hoping you can help address. Here’s the big version:
The provenance of the chart:
- ldsgeek [http://ldsgeek.tumblr.com/post/14479671292/this-is-crony-capitalism], to whom I linked, who got it from….
- David Kramer [http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/101143.html], who got it from…
- Stephanie Herman [http://www.geke.us/VennDiagrams.html], who created the diagrams and licensed them under Creative Commons.
at http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/01/crowd-sourcing-the-revolving-door.html
