The Fortune 1,000 companies control about 70 percent of the American economy. Just 200 corporations
The Fortune 1000 companies control about 70 percent of the American economy. Just 200 corporations conduct almost a third of the entire planet's economic activity and employ less than one-quarter of one percent of the world's workforce.
Source: Hartmann, Thom. Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights. Rodale Books, 2004. (Information on p. 37)