Up until a couple decades ago *countries* used to threaten/inspire. Japan. Asian Tigers. China. BRICS. Dubai.
Now it’s *companies*: Apple, Amazon, Google, FB, Tesla, SpaceX, Tencent, Grab, Zoom, Nvidia, Goldman, Softbank, Palantir…
Countries are left scrambling, looking to stake claim to tax revenues.
On a related note, I’d picked this (print) book up a couple of years ago. I’ve yet to get to it.
