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Backbone of Complex Networks of Corporations: The Flow of Control

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In this chapter, we investigate the nature of ownership networks in 48 countries’ stock markets. The issue of how control and wealth is structured is addressed in detail.

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Notes

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    http://www.bvdep.com/orbis.html.

  2. 2.

    A list of acronyms be found in front matter of this book.

  3. 3.

    Recall Fig. 1.2 on p. 4 covering the same topic.

  4. 4.

    Again, the full sample is available on-line at: http://www.sg.ethz.ch/research/economic_networks/ownership_networks/online.

  5. 5.

    Alternatively, see also Eq. (2.123).

  6. 6.

    Alternatively, Eq. (2.126).

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Glattfelder, J.B. (2013). Backbone of Complex Networks of Corporations: The Flow of Control. In: Decoding Complexity. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33424-5_3

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