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How do the rich and powerful always stay on top? What is it that makes autocratic rulers tick? What calculations do they make to keep themselves in power and ensure the loyalty of those around them? And what formula, if any, could break their grip and make societies more equal? We put these questions to our panel, American political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, historian of modern Iran Ali Ansari, and authority on the effects of social inequality Richard Wilkinson. Illustration by Emily Kasriel: God, money and guns - keeping the elites in power.
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