Title :-The bubble of American Supremacy – Correcting the misuse of American power.

By :- George Soros

Published :- Perseus Books, United States  (2004) Hard back (200 pages)

Outline;- A Hungarian Jew fled to England after the War and studied economics, then on to USA. Besides famously making a fortune by understanding the Asian financial crash, he has a global political outlook to support true freedoms. He has written on several subjects and was a notable vocal opponent of Bush’s contrived Mid-East wars, at a time when Bush was pushing extreme nationalism. This book looks at a number of freedoms impinged upon by the USA, both within and outside America, and provides a platform for Soros’s “peoples freedom” outlook.

With regards natural resources ..”…companies seek to obtain concessions; they care not one hoot for the sovereignty of the people. The companies have to deal with the rulers of the country to obtain their concessions, not with the people. The rulers derive their power from the natural resources they control, not from the people. They have little reason to share their wealth, but every incentive to maintain themselves in power.”

“In 2002, Global Witness, together with more than 60 groups from around the world, launched Publish What You Pay. …the goal of the campaign was to force natural-resource companies to disclose their payments to developing countries. I am proud to be associated with Global Witness and Publish What You Pay campaign. Publish What You Pay is only the first step in tackling the resource curse. Governments must disclose what they receive, and even more importantly, they must be held accountable for the way they spend their revenues.”

An easy read.