What can James Bond's nemeses teach us?

Thunderpussy

http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/11/super-villainy

From the Economist, How the Bond Villains Plans stack up.

staff95

Thunderpussy wrote:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/11/super-villainy

From the Economist, How the Bond Villains Plans stack up.

I've read that a couple of days ago joy for an economics student and a Bond fan at the same time.
There's a similar article here, also a good read
http://econexplainsall.tumblr.com/post/27675289060/how-the-recession-hurts-james-bond-villains-closes

Thunderpussy

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You have to feel sorry for a super villain these days.

Luke

It's interesting that we haven't seen an extortion plot since Diamonds Are Forever (NSNA excepted). I'd never noticed that before. Perhaps it is one of those dormant plots that age well, and it just needs the right generational zeitgeist to make a return. -{