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IF PARTISANS on the left and right agree on anything, it is that power is becoming more concentrated. Occupy Wall Street types protest against the all-powerful 1%....
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Why is power becoming more evanescent? Mr Naím is reluctant—too reluctant—to credit the internet, which is surely the most obvious force undermining hierarchy. He points instead to three revolutions: “more”, “mobility” and “mentality”. Global GDP has grown fivefold since 1950, so more people have access to more things than ever before. People are more mobile; the UN estimates that there are 214m migrants in the world, 37% more than two decades ago. People are also more self-directed (or egotistic). Even in Saudi Arabia 20% of marriages end in divorce.