From:	Dan Grabon djmoose@******.kornet.net
Subject:	Megas
Date:	Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:53:36 +0900

On 10/19/00 7:32 AM, Rand Ratinac at docwagon101@*****.com wrote:

> I've heard huge/mega corps referred to as both
> zaibatsus and keiretsus (sp?). One is used currently,
> one I've only seen used in Shadowrun. I just can't
> remember which is which. I SUSPECT zaibatsu is the SR
> term, but I'm not sure.

>From what I remember, the huge Japanese conglomerates used to be known as
zaibatsu, but after it became apparent that they were too powerful and
influential, they were reformed (somewhat) and renamed keiretsu, which lacks
the negative, power-hungry connotations of zaibatsu. Think the switch
happened in the 70's or 80's.

In SR terms, with the rise of the megacorps it makes sense to bring the old
term back.

Hope my info is correct there... it's been a few years since I took that
course, and it wasn't very engaging to begin with :)

-moose

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