The world is ruled by vast commercial empires who shift gigantic cash balances from one side of the globe to the other at the speed of light. This governs the planet.
“There is going to be an energy crisis, obviously. The supply of oil is finite, and the whole notion that the essence of the good life resides precisely in its abundance and in a casually spendthrift approach to everything, is going to have to be revalued. There’s no question about that.”
J. G. Ballard