Does money rule the world?

Business tycoons and criminal organisations are wielding ever greater political influence in Latin America. Even in megaprojects, political, economic and criminal interests seem inextricably linked. One example is Mexico’s new Maya Train.

Wealth is rapidly becoming more concentrated around the world, the richest 10 % of the population holding roughly three quarters of all wealth. How the phenomenon of the super-rich is undermining democracy.

Widespread corruption and the enormous gap between the lifestyles of the elites and the rest of the population in Nepal helped spark the nationwide Generation Z protests. After the brutal violence, the country must find itself again.

Pakistan’s ruling elite are highly privileged. Since they are disconnected from the problems faced by large sections of the population, they don’t invest in social security for the masses, but in services for the wealthy.

In many African countries, the same heads of state ruled for decades after independence from colonial powers. The persistence of these elites in government, facilitated by corruption, is stifling democratic progress on the continent to this day.